October 4, 2023: Speaker McCarthy lost his gavel. What comes next?

For the first time in history, a Speaker of the House was ousted. Yesterday, Kevin McCarthy’s tumultuous time as Speaker came to an end after every Democrat joined Rep. Matt Gaetz and seven others voted to take away his gavel. Rep. Patrick McHenry is serving as temporary Speaker and McCarthy has confirmed he will not run again, but beyond that, not much is clear as the territory is entirely uncharted.

Playbook co-author Eugene Daniels interviews Playbook Editor Mike DeBonis.