Thank you so much for letting us into your homes once again during these truly extraordinary times. We are grateful. The beat with katie fhang in for ari begins right now. Thanks for everything youve done to get us started. I appreciate it. Have a great show. And welcome all of you to the beat. Were tracking that extraordinary Breaking News late today. Republican Kevin Mccarthy becoming the first House Speaker in United States history to be expelled from the job. A Renegade Band of several maga lawmakers leading the charge to push him out. The final vote 216210, given the republicans very slim majority in the house, mccarthy could only afford to lose a handful of gop votes. In the end he lost eight republicans. That number combined with democrats voting against him was enough to oust him. Heres the moment the vote was officially tallied. The first time weve seen a moment like this in the house of representatives 234 years. The yeas are 216, the nays are 210. The resolution is adopted.