Kevin McCarthy Off the homely house Speaker Ballot, Successor Still Unclear
Utah Representative Jason Chaffetz is certainly one candidate interested in assuming the House speaker position, with Rep. John Boehner's bombshell resignation and Kevin McCarthy's similarly disappearance that is surprising condition in the Republican Party. Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-California) was the frontrunner to replace Speaker that is outgoing John (R-Ohio), but he's withdrawn his candidacy following [...]