Rep. 's ouster as House speaker by rebel members of his own conference on Tuesday marks the end of a rollercoaster nine-month leadership tenure for the Republican.McCarthy's arch-nemesis, Rep. , led a faction of eight hardliner Republicans who, furious at his compromises to avert a government shutdown, joined with 208 in voting to remove him.It means McCarthy holds the ignominious title as the shortest-serving speaker since 1875, and the only one in US history to be voted out of leadership by fellow members.
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