Rep. Kevin McCarthy, who had long coveted the speakership, assumed the position would be his, but he failed to overcome opposition from his own party in at least the initial rounds of speaker votes.
On the other side of Pennsylvania Avenue is the U.S. Congress, where Republicans have been in the midst of a contentious leadership fight since narrowly retaking the lower chamber in last November’s midterm elections. Rep. Kevin McCarthy,, assumed the position would be his, but he failed to overcome opposition from his own party in at least the initial rounds of speaker votes.
Rep. Kevin McCarthy, left, listens as the second round of votes are cast for the next speaker of the House., the Republican brouhaha offered an irresistible contrast — at least in the White House’s own view — between seasoned competence and pointless ideological combat.
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