Temporary Speaker Patrick McHenry Steers House on the Fly

Rep. Kevin McCarthy said Tuesday that he wouldn’t run for speaker again, after becoming the first House speaker to be ousted. Photo: J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press

As Rep. Patrick McHenry referees the next speaker fight, House business is expected to be largely suspended, putting conflicts over government spending and border security on hold.of Kevin McCarthy as speaker, a clerk revealed the name of the new, temporary leader: Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina.

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