What is a ‘motion to vacate’, the procedure that ousted Kevin McCarthy?
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US House speaker was removed from office after making deal with Democrats to avert shutdown
The Republican US House speaker, Kevin McCarthy, has been removed from office after a move by members of his own party to oust him because he passed a stopgap funding measure with Democratic support to avoid a government shutdown.
The end of his speakership came on Tuesday after representative Matt Gaetz, a hardline Republican lawmaker, filed what is called the motion to vacate".
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