McCarthy Elected Speaker After Far-Right GOP Minority Joins Rest Of Far-Right GOP Majority
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WASHINGTON-Following a tense four days in Congress' lower chamber that saw members of his own party vote to deny him the top spot 14 straight times, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was elected speaker of the House early Saturday morning when the far-right GOP minority joined together with the rest of the far-right GOP...