McCarthy's kismet: How his removal as speaker was foreshadowed in 2015

Republican members of congress reveal why they voted to oust former Speaker Kevin McCarthy from his seat, while one of his supporters reveals a contrasting perspective of the historic vote. An unseasonably warm, autumnal light bathed a corridor near the Hall of Columns on the first floor of the Capitol. But the well-trafficked hall was surprisingly empty when I encountered a lawmaker who was a friend and occasional ally of then-House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. Then-House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, unexpectedly announced his retirement just a few days before. McCarthy was poised to assume the speakership. But there were already rumblings that the McCarthy lacked the votes.