<span></span><header class="Article__Header"><div class="Article__Header__Branding"><p class="Article__ContentFlag Article__ContentFlag--link"><span class="LiveCircle"><span class="LiveCircle-circle"></span><span class="LiveCircle-title-red">LIVE UPDATES</span></span></p></div><div class="Article__Headline"><h1 class="Article__Headline__Title">McCarthy speaker vote live updates: Democrats don't plan to come to his rescue</h1><p class="Article__Headline__Desc">A vote is expected Tuesday afternoon.</p></div></header><div class=""><div><div class="FeaturedMedia"><div class="ResponsiveWrapper"><aside class="InlineElement InlineElement--content-width InlineElement--desktop InlineVideo FeaturedVideo" aria-label="Video"><div class="SingleVideo"><div class="MediaPlaceholder relative MediaPlaceholder--16x9 cursor-pointer MediaPlaceholder--live" aria-hidden="false"><figure class="Image aspect-ratio--parent MediaPlaceholder__Image"><div class="Image__Wrapper aspect-ratio--child"><img aria-hidden="false" alt="" class="" data-mptype="image" src="https://s.abcnews.com/images/US/abcnl__NEW_streamingnow_1664457649883_hpMain_16x9_608.jpg" width="100%" height="auto"></div></figure><div class="MediaPlaceholder__Overlay absolute-fill flex flex-center-all"><div aria-hidden="false" class="MediaPlaceholder__Pill items-center absolute flex MediaPlaceholder__Pill--live uppercase">Live Now</div></div></div><div class="Caption__Wrapper"><div class="Caption"><p class="Caption__Title" aria-hidden="true"><span class="RichText">House to vote on motion to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker: ABC News Live</span></p><div class="Caption__TextWrapper"><div class="Caption__Text" aria-live="polite"><span class="Truncate Truncate--collapsed"><span><span class="RichText">House Vote on Speaker Kevin McCarthy</span></span></span></div></div><span aria-label="ABC News" class="RichText Caption__Credit">ABC News</span></div></div></div></aside></div></div></div></div><div class="ScrollSpy_container"><span></span></div><div class="Developments"><h1 class="Developments__Header">Latest headlines:</h1><ul class="Developments__List"><li class="Developments__ListItem"><a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/live-updates/mccarthy-speaker-vote-live-updates/democrats-dont-plan-to-save-mccarthys-speakership-103692829?id=103692404">Democrats don't plan to save McCarthy's speakership</a></li><li class="Developments__ListItem"><a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/live-updates/mccarthy-speaker-vote-live-updates/has-an-effort-to-remove-a-house-speaker-ever-succeeded-103692760?id=103692404">Has an effort to remove a House speaker ever succeeded?</a></li></ul><div class="Developments__Footer">Here's how the news is developing. All times Eastern.</div></div><hr><div><div class="LiveBlog--posts"><div><div class="LiveBlog__post post_103692829"><div class="ScrollSpy_container"><span></span><div class="Post"><div class="Post__Timestamp Post__Timestamp--latest"><a class="AnchorLink" tabindex="0" href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/live-updates/mccarthy-speaker-vote-live-updates/democrats-dont-plan-to-save-mccarthys-speakership-103692829?id=103692404"><div class="undefined--recent">Oct 03, 1:26 PM EDT</div></a></div><h1 class="Post__Header">Democrats don't plan to save McCarthy's speakership</h1></div><hr></div></div><div class="LiveBlog__post post_103692760"><div class="ScrollSpy_container"><span></span><div class="Post"><div class="Post__Timestamp"><a class="AnchorLink" tabindex="0" href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/live-updates/mccarthy-speaker-vote-live-updates/has-an-effort-to-remove-a-house-speaker-ever-succeeded-103692760?id=103692404"><div class="undefined--recent">Oct 03, 1:24 PM EDT</div></a></div><h1 class="Post__Header">Has an effort to remove a House speaker ever succeeded?</h1></div><hr></div></div></div></div></div><div class="Article__Footer Article__Footer--news"><div class="StoryDivider StoryDivider--logo"><hr><img alt="ABC News" class="Image Logo Logo__xxxl" data-mptype="image" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" width="100%" height="auto"><hr></div></div><div class="sponsored-headlines relative sl-wrapper w-100 taboola"></div>

A showdown vote will unfold Tuesday to determine House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s fate.
{ai:summary}<p>A vote is expected Tuesday afternoon to determine House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's fate. Democrats don't plan to come to his rescue. #politics</p>

McCarthy speaker vote live updates: Democrats don't plan to come to his rescue

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Democrats don't plan to save McCarthy's speakership

Has an effort to remove a House speaker ever succeeded?

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