McCarthy's Rise and Fall: How the GOP House Leader Navigated the Party's Rightward Shift

McCarthy helped recruit Tea Party candidates in 2010, fueling a wave that won GOP the House.

Boehner tried steering the GOP toward incremental wins, but was driven out by rabble-rousers.

McCarthy outlasted his "Young Guns" cohort, but was ousted by rebels unwilling to compromise.

Social media and conservative outlets have empowered newcomers like Boebert and Greene.

McCarthy catered to the right-wing at the expense of moderate Republicans in swing districts.