The Ouster of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy

<p>The vote on Tuesday to remove Representative Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House of Representative has left the chamber mired in chaos.</p><p>Luke Broadwater, a congressional correspondent for The Times, describes what happened on an unprecedented day in American politics.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/luke-broadwater">Luke Broadwater</a>, a congressional correspondent for The New York Times.</p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>The vote to ouster the House speaker<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/03/us/politics/kevin-mccarthy-speaker.html"> exposed once again the deep polarization in Congress</a>.</li><li>Mr. McCarthy’s demise also reflected the challenge of wielding<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/03/us/kevin-mccarthy-house-speaker.html"> a Republican majority in the House that refuses to be governed</a>.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.</p>