Kevin McCarthy is out as speaker of the House. Here’s what’s next

Kevin McCarthy is out as speaker of the House. Here’s what’s next

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House of Representatives is entering uncharted territory after a far-right effort to remove fellow Republican Kevin McCarthy from the speakership succeeded thanks to support from Democrats. A resolution — titled a motion to vacate — from Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., passed Tuesday with the support of eight Republicans and all the Democrats present and voting. The vote made McCarthy the first speaker in history to be removed from office, a bitter humiliation that came after less than nine months on the job. The California Republican told his conference shortly after that he would not run for…
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Week brings warm temps to Capital Region — but probably not record breaking

Week brings warm temps to Capital Region — but probably not record breaking

ALBANY — Warmer temperatures are being felt this week, but meteorologists say they probably will not break records. With a high of 83 degrees on Wednesday, temperatures in the Capital Region will be warmer for much of this week than they have been recently. However, the higher-than-average temperatures will probably not break records, said Meteorologist Lee Picard with the National Weather Service in Albany. “We’re certainly going to be close,” Picard said. “Today [Tuesday] is probably the most likely day to see a record temperature, just because the record for today is lower.” The record high temperature for October 3,…
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