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The House GOP’s arduous path to a new speaker

By Ashley Oliver, Reese Gorman
Published November 3, 2023 9:05am ET
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The House GOP’s arduous path to a new speaker
Two weeks before Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was ousted from the speakership, he had a conversation with Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC). He informed the North Carolina Republican that he was the person on his secret list set to become speaker pro tempore, a practice begun in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks to ensure […]

Two weeks before Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was ousted from the speakership, he had a conversation with Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC).

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