Ousting McCarthy as Speaker Is Easier Said Than Done

The US Capitol building.

Photographer: Ting Shen/Bloomberg

This is Washington Edition, the newsletter about money, power and politics in the nation’s capital. Today, congressional reporter Billy House explains the process for ousting a House speaker. Sign up here and follow us at @bpolitics. Email our editors here.

Firing a speaker isn’t as easy as Kevin McCarthy’s foes would have you believe.