McCarthy elected US speaker on 15th ballot

By Associated Press

Jan 08, 2023 12:14 am

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Republican Kevin McCarthy was elected speaker of the United States House of Representatives on a historic, postmidnight 15th ballot early on Saturday, overcoming holdouts from his own ranks and floor tensions that boiled over after a chaotic week that tested the new GOP majority's ability to govern.

'My father always told me: it's not how you start, it's how you finish,' McCarthy told cheering fellow Republicans.

TRIED AND TESTED Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California is sworn in as speaker of the United States House of Representatives on the chamber’s floor at the US Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023. AP PHOTO

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