Ex-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to quit U.S. Congress
Two months after his historic ouster as U.S. House Speaker, Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy announced Wednesday that he is resigning from his congressional seat in California.
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![Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks during the New York Times annual DealBook summit on November 29, 2023 in New York City. Andrew Ross Sorkin returns for the NYT summit for a day of interviews with Vice President Kamala Harris, President of Taiwan Tsai Ing-Wen, C.E.O. of Tesla, Chief Engineer of SpaceX and C.T.O. of X Elon Musk, former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and leaders in business, politics and culture. Kevin McCarthy, the former U.S. House Speaker, attends an event in New York in November 2023.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7050657.1701881291!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/former-u-s-house-speaker-kevin-mccarthy.jpg)
Two months after his historic ouster as U.S. House Speaker, Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy announced Wednesday that he is resigning from his congressional seat in California.