Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is surrounded by press and police on the way to the chamber, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023.
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is surrounded by press and police on the way to the chamber, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023.
  • 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.