Kevin McCarthy became the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
Republican candidate Kevin McCarthy was elected as the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives after 15 rounds of voting
McCarthy was unable to secure the 218 votes needed for this position in each of the previous 14 rounds of voting
McCarthy’s nomination as Speaker of the House faced opposition, particularly from the Freedom Caucus in this house
Former U.S. President Donald Trump, whose rise is considered one of the aftershocks in the Republican Party, had supported McCarthy’s speakership