How the House was lost and what could come next

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🗓️ 6 October 2023

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

For the first time ever, the House of Representatives voted to oust its speaker. This week, House Democrats joined forces with the small contingent of Republicans who wanted Kevin McCarthy gone. Was it the right call, and what’s next?

Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty to three charges related to his purchase of a gun in 2018. He’s accused of lying about his drug use on the application he submitted in the purchase. His legal team and other critics say the charges are out of line with Department of Justice policy. Is it political pressure, or the letter of the law guiding prosecutors in this case?

Taylor Swift’s budding romance with NFL superstar Travis Kelce is causing quite a commotion. Could they fuel a political moment?

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0:00.0	All right, it's time for left, right, and center. I am David Green. Moe Lathie is here.
0:06.9	And Sarah Isger is back from maternity leave. It is good to have you, Sarah. How's the baby?
0:11.4	The return. You know what? As babies go, he's not the best baby, but he's not the worst
0:17.7	baby. He's, I'd say, a middle of the road, baby.
0:21.2	Well, I hope we can play this for him, like seven or eight years from now, and you can
0:25.7	listen to this recording of what mom said on a show right after I was born.
0:29.9	He liked demands being held, but also doesn't really want to cuddle. I don't know how you
0:35.4	can have both of those, but he has, he's filled with contradictions already.
0:39.4	Okay. Sounds like a teenager. He is. He's a one-month-old teenager.
0:44.9	Well, thank goodness you're back. I mean, you're back in the nick of time because I think
0:49.8	we need to try and save Congress. So that's good to hear. What a mess.
0:56.2	We'll fix it. In this hour, we will fix Congress.
0:59.1	Yeah, I love that. Okay. I want to start by playing this tape because this says it all.
1:04.7	On this vote, the Yays are 216. The Nays are 210. The resolution is adopted. Without
1:13.9	objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. The office of Speaker of
1:19.4	the House of the United States House of Representatives is hereby declared vacant.
1:26.6	From the day I enter politics, my mission has always been to make tomorrow better than
1:30.6	today. I fought for what I believe in, and I believe in this country of America. My
1:37.7	goals have not changed. My ability to fight is just in a different form. You need 218.
1:47.3	Unfortunately, 4% of our conference can join all the Democrats and dictate who can be
1:52.6	the Republican Speaker in this House. I don't think that rule is good for the institution,
2:00.4	but apparently I'm the only one.
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