Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) will not run for the position again, according to <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/live-blog/house-speaker-kevin-mccarthy-vote-live-updates-rcna118610/rcrd19796?canonicalCard=true" target="_blank" class="color-link" title="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/live-blog/house-speaker-kevin-mccarthy-vote-live-updates-rcna118610/rcrd19796?canonicalCard=true" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-ga-track="ExternalLink:https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/live-blog/house-speaker-kevin-mccarthy-vote-live-updates-rcna118610/rcrd19796?canonicalCard=true" aria-label="multiple">multiple</a> <a href="https://x.com/JakeSherman/status/1709340207206551851?s=20" target="_blank" class="color-link" title="https://x.com/JakeSherman/status/1709340207206551851?s=20" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-ga-track="ExternalLink:https://x.com/JakeSherman/status/1709340207206551851?s=20" aria-label="outlets">outlets</a>, following a 216-210 vote to remove him from office that was fueled by intense divisions within the Republican conference.

<div class="image-embed__placeholder"><img src="https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/imageserve/651c9f79233818cd44be3e3e/Rep--Gaetz-To-Reportedly-File-Motion-To-Vacate-Rep--McCarthy-As-Speaker/960x0.jpg?cropX1=0&amp;cropX2=3924&amp;cropY1=114&amp;cropY2=2323" alt="Rep. Gaetz To Reportedly File Motion To Vacate Rep. McCarthy As Speaker" width="100%" height="auto"></div><figcaption><fbs-accordion><p class="color-body light-text">216 representatives voted to remove McCarthy as Speaker. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)</p></fbs-accordion><small>Getty Images</small></figcaption>

 <div class="key-facts-element"> <p>McCarthy reportedly informed House Republicans in a closed-door House GOP conference.</p>  </div>


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It remains unclear who the next speaker will be as Republicans have yet to coalesce around a replacement.{ai:summary}<p>Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) will not run for the position again after a vote to remove him from office due to divisions within the Republican conference. McCarthy informed House Republicans in a closed-door conference. #politics</p>

Kevin McCarthy Will Not Run For Speaker Again After His Unprecedented Ouster

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