After a chaotic four days and 15 rounds of voting to elect a speaker of the House, California Republican Kevin McCarthy finally emerged victorious early Saturday to convene a new Congress.

Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s last day in Congress was Sunday. The Bakersfield Republican congressman and former speaker’s career in Washington, D.C., spanned more than a decade and a half.

The House of Representatives remains paralyzed after Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was ousted as speaker on Tuesday when a group of GOP rebels joined with all Democrats to remove him from his post.

In the weeks after the Senate voted to acquit Donald Trump of a charge related to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy ... He eventually signed onto the brief ...

Former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy looks on while holding a photo line for Congressional staff on his last day at the Capitol, Dec. 14, 2023. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Thursday afternoon ...

That graduating student wasn’t then-senior Kevin McCarthy, the California Republican who on Saturday became the House speaker for the 118th US Congress, a powerful position that puts him second ...