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Friday was the fourth day of voting for House speaker. Photographers captured tense moments in the House chamber as lawmakers negotiated.

WASHINGTON — Newly elected House Speaker Kevin McCarthy sought to rally Republicans with pledges to champion federal spending cuts, strengthen border security and counter “woke indoctrination,” hinting at his dependence on a small group of populist conservatives over the next two years.

The 57-year-old Republican’s elevation comes after making concessions to an ultraconservative bloc of the party.

‘Never Kevin’ holdouts were given a series of concessions before McCarthy could become Speaker

Republican Kevin McCarthy is the new House speaker, but it took day and days, and 15 roll call votes, ending early Saturday

Questions about race and representation permeated the debate over who can best reflect the will of the American electorate on the Hill.

The GOP leader secured the gavel Saturday morning after suffering 14 losses in a historic speakership vote.

Chaos reigned during the final House speaker vote on Friday night, as Rep Mike Rogers had to be physically restrained after apparently lunging towards holdout Matt Gaetz

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McCarthy had earlier blamed Trump for encouraging his supporters to attack the US Capitol two years ago

Republican favorite Kevin McCarthy was named speaker of the US House of Representatives on Saturday as he finally quelled a fierce rebellion among his party's ranks that had paralyzed the lower chamber of Congress for days. McCarthy was always the frontrunner to lead the Republican-led House, but his victory in…