
Kevin McCarthy
On November 15, local time, US House of Representatives Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy won the Republican House Speaker nomination, which was a key step for him to win the position of Speaker of the House of Representatives.
According to CNN (CNN), on the 15th, the 57-year-old McCarthy won the nomination of Republican House Speaker with 199 votes. The conservative challenger, Representative Andy Biggs, lost with 31 votes. At present, the ownership of control of the House of Representatives has not yet been announced. Even if the Republicans gain a majority in the House of Representatives, McCarthy will still need the support of more than half of all members of the House of Representatives in a vote in January next year to be officially elected as Speaker of the House of Representatives.
As of the 15th local time, in the US midterm elections , the Republican Party has won 217 seats in the House of Representatives, and the Democratic Party has won 208 seats. Republicans are just one seat away from taking control of the House of Representatives. US media predicts that the Republican Party will gain a majority in the House of Representatives, but its advantage will be the weakest in modern history. If the Republicans gain control of the House of Representatives, the current Speaker of the House of Representatives, Pelosi, will be replaced.
" Wall Street Journal " reported that McCarthy and many House Republicans had vowed to set off a "red wave" in this year's midterm elections, but the results were disappointing. When the full House of Representatives votes to elect a speaker next year, all Democrats are expected to vote against him, meaning McCarthy will need to unite the Republican majority.
The "Freedom Caucus", a congressional group composed of conservative Republican congressmen, proposed that if McCarthy wants to win their support, reforms must be carried out within the party to weaken the speaker's power and make the legislative process more transparent. The Freedom Caucus is discussing fielding a challenger to McCarthy for the House speakership to force Republican leaders to give them more influence over how the House operates, sources said.