WASHINGTON ¨C U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy struggled to beat back hard-line conservative opposition and secure enough votes to give him the speakership when the new House of Representatives convenes with a narrow Republican majority on Tuesday.
After a poorer-than-expected showing in November midterm elections, McCarthy¡¯s fellow Republicans have been embroiled in a public brawl over who should lead their party once it assumes control of the House.
A group of hard-line conservatives oppose McCarthy¡¯s candidacy, concerned that he is less deeply vested in the culture wars and partisan rivalries that have dominated the House and even more so since former President Donald Trump¡¯s White House years.
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