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Newly-elected Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks to reporters after a contentious battle to lead the GOP majority in the 118th Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

McCarthy demands to know why Biden document discovery was withheld until after midterms

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., speaks to the crowd at the Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party's election night party after winning reelection early Wednesday morning, Nov. 9, 2022, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr) **FILE**

Day of reckoning: Republicans poised to block high-profile Dems from committee assignments

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., is questioned by reporters, Friday, Jan. 6, 2023, ahead of the 14th vote for Speaker of the House, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Leader of GOP rebellion predicts they won’t try to oust Speaker McCarthy

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., talks to Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., right, after Gaetz voted "present" in the House chamber as the House meets for the fourth day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Why Speaker McCarthy’s foes in the GOP conference get a free pass for trying to topple him

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

This March 22, 2013, photo, shows the exterior of the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

New GOP majority launches House agenda with vote to slash IRS, rules to rein in spending

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., look at vote totals during the roll call vote on the motion to adjourn for the evening in the House chamber as the House meets for a second day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Marjorie Taylor Greene transforms rebel image at McCarthy’s side

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Newly-elected Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks to reporters after a contentious battle to lead the GOP majority in the 118th Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

McCarthy’s spending cuts, debt-limit pledge non-starters in Senate

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., talks to Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., right, after Gaetz voted "present" in the House chamber as the House meets for the fourth day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

GOP Rep. Nancy Mace: Matt Gaetz is a ‘fraud’ for fundraising off McCarthy opposition

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Former President Donald Trump, with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., speaks with reporters en route to Andrews Air Force Base Saturday, May 30, 2020, in flight. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump claims credit for McCarthy winning speaker’s gavel

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Incoming House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., holds the gavel on the House floor at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, early Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

McCarthy’s next challenge: Passing rules he promised

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, a member of the conservative Freedom Caucus, talks to reporters in Statuary Hall about their opposition to voting for Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., to be speaker of the House, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Chip Roy warns McCarthy that GOP will ‘enforce’ deal to secure speakership

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Incoming House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., receives the gavel from House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of N.Y., on the House floor at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, early Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy: A weakened leader or emboldened survivor?

By Lisa Mascaro - Associated Press

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks during a television interview as the House considers President Joe Biden's $1.85 trillion-and-growing domestic policy package, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Nov. 5, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

President Biden calls McCarthy from Delaware to offer his congratulations

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer is shown in this undated file photo. (Associated Press/File) **FILE**

Schumer blasts McCarthy, GOP after tense House speaker election

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., stands by the newly installed nameplate at his office after he was sworn in as speaker of the 118th Congress in Washington, early Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

‘I never give up’: McCarthy’s plea, and begging for votes

By Mary Clare Jalonick - Associated Press

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., nominates Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, ahead of the 12th round of voting for speaker in the House chamber as the House meets for the fourth day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Matt Gaetz nominates Jim Jordan again for speaker on 12th ballot

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., gestures towards the newly installed nameplate at his office after he was sworn in as speaker of the 118th Congress in Washington, early Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/ Matt Rourke)

Kevin McCarthy elected House speaker on 15th vote as Matt Gaetz gives in

By Susan Ferrechio, Kerry Picket and Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., talks to Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., after Gaetz voted "present" in the House chamber as the House meets for the fourth day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

McCarthy fails on 14th ballot for speaker, tensions boil

By Lisa Mascaro and Farnoush Amiri - Associated Press

Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., walks to the House chamber as the House meets for the third day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

A look at the final GOP holdouts McCarthy hopes to sway

By Kevin Freking - Associated Press

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., listens during the twelfth round of voting in the House chamber as the House meets for the fourth day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

House adjourns until 10 p.m. as GOP scrambles for last McCarthy votes

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times