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The House of Representatives is doing something it hasn’t done in 113 years: deciding whether to oust Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy. There are a few ways this can go procedurally, but only two final outcomes. He’s in or he’s out.
The first votes could be either a motion to table Gaetz’s resolution or a motion to refer it to a committee where it will be buried. A motion wouldn't be open to debate, so if that's the first thing they do it will go fast, then proceed straight to Gaetz's motion. A motion to refer it to a committee is debatable; if it passes, it’s all over and McCarthy is saved. If neither of those things do away with Gaetz’s motion, they then have an hour of debate on McCarthy’s future.
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