- Rep. Kevin McCarthy was ousted as speaker of the House on Tuesday in a historic vote.
- In addition to the title, McCarthy will lose his higher salary and large Capitol Hill office.
- He also will lose access to high-level intelligence briefings from the White House.
Rep. Kevin McCarthy's time as speaker of the House ended as remarkably as it began: for the first time in US history, his fellow representatives voted to oust him as their leader.