House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy finally won the speaker's gavel after days of painstaking negotiations, but he gave away much of his power in the process.
Newly elected Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy holds the gavel on Jan. 7. Photo: Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images
finally won the speaker's gavel after days of painstaking negotiations, but he gave away much of his power in the process.Some of McCarthy's hold-outs have already pledged to hold the California Republican to his promises and other GOP lawmakers are foreshadowing a 118th Congress that may be stymied by gridlock and infighting."We will use the tools of the House to enforce the terms of the agreement," Rep.
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