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- Republicans just tried to kill Matt Gaetz's motion to vacate, which would kick McCarthy out of his job.
- The effort failed. Democrats joined a small group of hard-right Republicans to vote against it.
- A final vote on ousting McCarthy could take place as soon as Tuesday.
The House just moved one giant step closer to firing the GOP's Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House.
A Republican-led effort to table the "motion to vacate," originally offered by fellow Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz on Monday night, failed by a 208-218 vote, allowing Gaetz's effort to proceed.