NEWSMAX: Rep. Kevin McCarthy is the new majority leader of the House of Representatives, with Rep. Steve Scalise stepping up to the No. 3 position in the GOP…
McCarthy, 49, a fourth-term lawmaker from California, was the majority whip — the House’s chief vote counter. He beat out Rep. Raul Labrador, a conservative from Idaho who waged a late campaign for the post.
Succeeding McCarthy as majority whip will be Scalise of Louisiana, 48, the head of the Republican Study Conference, a group of conservative House members… (more)
