Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy: A political career in pictures

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy: A political career in pictures House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks to members of the media in Statuary Hall at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on Oct. 2, 2023. A leading hardline Republican said on Oct. 1, 2023, he would move to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy for striking a deal with Democrats to avert a US government shutdown without the spending cuts demanded by the right-wing caucus. US Representative Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., is a leading figure within a small group of hardline...