Kevin McCarthy is officially facing the test that’s plagued his entire speakership: conservatives forcing a vote to oust him.
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Monday night filed a formal motion to eject the speaker, a maneuver last attempted in 1910 and never successfully completed. The House must act within two days on the matter — and while McCarthy may yet survive depending on how Democrats vote, even a failed challenge to his speakership weakens him going forward.
