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Republican Kevin McCarthy is the new House speaker, but it took day and days, and 15 roll call votes, ending early Saturday

Questions about race and representation permeated the debate over who can best reflect the will of the American electorate on the Hill.

Fitting bookends framed the House Republicans’ first week of majority control/not control in a new Congress. Between them is a story of the party’s radicalism and dysfunction — past, present and, almost certainly, future.

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McCarthy had earlier blamed Trump for encouraging his supporters to attack the US Capitol two years ago

Republican favorite Kevin McCarthy was named speaker of the US House of Representatives on Saturday as he finally quelled a fierce rebellion among his party's ranks that had paralyzed the lower chamber of Congress for days. McCarthy was always the frontrunner to lead the Republican-led House, but his victory in…

"Oh for Christ's sake," Bash is heard saying over McCarthy jumping the gun on Friday

Just one vote short of becoming speaker of the House, Republican leader Kevin McCarthy stood up from his chair and asked the defiant Matt Gaetz to change his vote from “present” to “McCarthy.”

Republican Kevin McCarthy was elected US House speaker in a historic post-midnight 15th ballot early on Saturday, overcoming holdouts from his own ranks.