‘It’s how you finish’: Speaker McCarthy's years-long struggle to grasp the gavel after battling 'Never Kevins'
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Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., was elected to serve as speaker of the House less than 24 hours ago, bringing an end to what has been a long quest to secure the speaker's gavel.
The 15th and final vote for House speaker gave McCarthy 216 votes, a bare majority that was lower than the normal 218 votes needed because all six of his remaining GOP detractors relented to vote "present." Representatives Andy Biggs of Arizona, Lauren Boebert of Colorado, Elijah Crane of Arizona, Matt Gaetz of Florida, Bob Good of Virginia and Matt Rosendale of Montana voted "present" in the final round. Kyle Morris covers politics for Fox News. Story tips can be sent to kyle.morris@fox.com and on Twitter: @RealKyleMorris.
"I hope one thing is clear after this week: I will never give up," McCarthy said after the victorious vote. "I will never give up on you, the American people. And I will never give up on keeping our commitment to America. Our nation is worth fighting for."