Republican Kevin McCarthy Elected Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
Republican Kevin McCarthy was finally elected Speaker of the United States House of Representatives this morning after making sweeping concessions to a group of Trumpists who have raised questions about the party's ability to govern, reports Agerpres.
Thus ended a disorder in the American Congress, unprecedented in over 160 years and which foreshadows very heated debates there for the next two years.
Kevin McCarthy replaces Democrat Nancy Pelosi as Speaker.
McCarthy's late election came on the occasion of the two-year anniversary of a January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol, when a violent mob stormed Congress after then-President Donald Trump's election loss.
