McCarthy is clearly feeling the squeeze from his caucus's right flank.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., left, and Senate Majority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., right, attend a meeting with President Joe Biden and congressional leaders to discuss legislative priorities for the rest of the year, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2020, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington.
There are only two uncalled congressional races in the 2022 midterms, but even if both go Republicans' way, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy seems to have aAssuming Republicans hang on to their narrow leads in both California's 13th District and Colorado's 3rd District, the GOP would have a 222-213 majority in the next Congress. That means McCarthy can suffer only four Republican defections in the speaker vote scheduled for Jan. 3.
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