#Kevin McCarthy secures Speakership after historic floor battle
Kevin McCarthy secures Speakership after historic floor battle He got the gavel. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) became the 55th Speaker of the House in the midnight hour on Saturday, ending a historic four-day, 15-ballot stalemate caused by a group of 20 hardline conservative members — and fulfilling the California Republican’s longtime goal. The final vote, on…