As Kevin McCarthy got pushed out of his job as House speaker, in part by colleagues who helped put him on the dais nine months ago, one of his top lieutenants stepped in to preside at least temporarily.
As Kevin McCarthy got pushed out of his job as House speaker, in part by colleagues who helped put him on the dais nine months ago, one of his top lieutenants stepped in to preside at least temporarily.
According to House rules, Rep. Patrick McHenry was picked from a list Kevin McCarthy was required to keep and will serve essentially as the acting speaker known as speaker pro tempore until the chamber figures out who will be the next leader.