Posted 12/6/2023, 11:37:47 PM
McCarthy to Resign from Congress After Brief, Chaotic Tenure as House Speaker
- Kevin McCarthy will resign from Congress at the end of 2022 after serving as House Speaker for a short and turbulent time earlier this year
- His departure raises worries among Republicans about retaining their narrow House majority in 2023 and beyond
- McCarthy helped Republicans gain control of the House in 2022 but was ousted as Speaker by hardline members of his own party
- Governing the fractious Republican majority will be a challenge for McCarthy's successor Mike Johnson
- McCarthy is the third Republican House Speaker in a row to resign after clashes with the party's far-right faction