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Hardline US Republican launches bid to oust House speaker

Agence France-Presse

A far-right Republican lawmaker launched a bid on Monday to oust US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy from his post, reigniting an intra-party battle between traditional conservatives and firebrand supporters of ex-president Donald Trump.

Matt Gaetz, a representative from Florida, entered his resolution from the House floor "declaring the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant."