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McCarthy light-touch leadership differs from his predecessors’ top-down approach

By Virginia Aabram
Published March 4, 2023 12:30pm ET
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McCarthy light-touch leadership differs from his predecessors’ top-down approach
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-VA) greet guests before an event to introduce the Parents Bill of Rights Act in the Rayburn Room at the U.S. Capitol on March 01, 2023, in Washington, D.C. | (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Even in the moments when it didn’t look like there was any way that Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) would emerge victorious from the grueling speakership race, Washington insiders said he would win.

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