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After 15 voting rounds, Kevin McCarthy elected as Speaker of the House

Name: After 15 voting rounds, Kevin McCarthy elected as Speaker of the House
Uploaded: 2023-01-07T08:10:00-0600
Duration: 2 min 2 s
Description: After a stunning turn of events Friday night that forced a 15th ballot in the race for House speaker, Rep. Kevin McCarthy, the Republican leader, finally secured enough votes shortly after midnight to become speaker of the House.

After a stunning turn of events Friday night that forced a 15th ballot in the race for House speaker, Rep. Kevin McCarthy, the Republican leader, finally secured enough votes shortly after midnight to become speaker of the House.