House votes to remove Speaker Kevin McCarthy

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Tuesday, October 3, 2023 1/ House votes to remove Speaker Kevin McCarthy Kevin McCarthy has been ousted from the House speakership after a motion to vacate was filed by Rep Matt Gaetz. This comes after Mr McCarthy struck a deal with Democrats over the weekend on a 45-day funding resolution to avert a government shutdown. Eight Republicans voted with the Democrats to remove Mr McCarthy, including Reps Andy Biggs, Ken Buck, Tim Burchett, Eli Crane, Bob Good, Nancy Mace, Matt Rosendale, and Mr Gaetz.   Mr McCarthy was unable to kill the vote to vacate the chair, losing a motion to table the vote 208 to 218 with 11 members of his own party voting against the motion.   The last vote to vacate the speakership took place in 1910 but such a vote has never before been successful. 2/ Fraud trial judge hits Trump with gag order for bogus claims about court staff Former president falsely accused court clerk of being Chuck Schumer's girlfriend' 3/ Craig Ross Jr charged with first-degree kidnapping of Charlotte Sena Alleged abductor arrested after sending the nine-year-old's parents with a ransom note 4/ Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to gun charges in Delaware court President's son indicted following collapse of plea deal 5/ Why don't Republicans care about climate change as much as their voters do? Republican voters are beginning to accept the scientific evidence of climate change THE BIG QUESTION A ransom note caught Charlotte Sena's alleged kidnapper. Who is Craig Ross Jr? The suspect accused of abducting nine-year-old Charlotte Sena from a New York campsite has now been charged with kidnapping. Craig Nelson Ross Jr, 47, was arrested on Monday evening and charged with first-degree kidnapping in the early hours of Tuesday morning in a chilling case that was described as "every parent's worst nightmare". Almost 48 hours on from her abduction, the little girl was found alive in Mr Ross Jr's campervan, officials said. Here's what we know so far about the suspect. Watch / Hunter Biden arrives at court for arraignment on federal gun charges NUMBER OF THE DAY 104 A 104-year-old woman is hoping to be certified as the oldest person to ever skydive after making a tandem jump and landing 13,500 feet (4,100 meters). Read more QUOTE OF THE DAY "If he would ask me what should I do for fitness, I would say 'run around yourself three times, then you're gonna be in great shape'." Arnold Schwarzenegger shared doubts about Donald Trump's self-reported weight with a brutal burn against both the former president and climate crisis deniers in his party. Read more OTHER STORIES YOU MIGHT LIKE  Nobel Prize in Physics 2023 awarded to scientists who made 'impossible' breakthrough Two soldiers killed and 12 injured as military vehicle flips in Alaska Elon Musk's X Corp sued by another social network company named X Catherine Pepinster: Will same-sex supporting Pope prove too much for the Catholic Church? The Independent proudly partners with Refuge and the National Domestic Abuse Helpline: 0808 2000 247 Join the conversation or follow us Please do not reply directly to this email   You are currently registered to receive The Independent's Evening Headlines newsletter.   To unsubscribe from The Independent's Evening Headlines newsletter, or to manage your email preferences please click here.   This e-mail was sent by Independent Digital News and Media Ltd, 14-18 Finsbury Square, London EC2A 1AH. Registered in England and Wales with company number 07320345 Read our privacy notice and cookie policy