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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    The House without a speaker: What to expect after McCarthy ousting?

    The House ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday after roughly nine months on the job. What does this historic moment mean?

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    By Madeleine Brand • Oct 4, 2023 • 1 min read

    The House ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday after roughly nine months on the job. What does this historic moment mean?

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    The full episode

    1 of 4
    Wildfires are wiping away progress made by 1970 Clean Air Act
    1. 0:00The House without a speaker: What to expect after McCarthy ousting?You’re reading this
    2. 13:36Wildfires are erasing gains made by 1970 Clean Air Act
    3. 23:10Can winemakers survive climate change?
    4. 32:35Family secrets come to life in ‘Magnificent Jerk’ podcast
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