here. now, the hard work begins. i may not know all of you, some of you are new, but i hope one thing is clear after this week: i never give up. pete: that s the truth. it happened just after midnight last night after 15 rounds of voting, the house elects california republican kevin mccarthy as the speaker of the house. emily: mccarthy taking the gavel in a late night session as the gop looks to get to work. will: alexandria hoff is live in washington with more. good morning, alexandria. reporter: good morning. it took 14 failed votes flipping more than a dozen holdouts and a final tally taking place just after midnight but speaker mccarthy has the gavel and we have the 118th congress sworn in early this morning. that you will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which you are about to enter so help you god. i do. congratulations, you are now mcellroy members members of the 118th congress. reporter: it is conclusion of drama-filled four days of vo
hunter biden s laptop is his and not russian interference. who decides what s truth and what isn t? shouldn t be the teacher s union and government. pete: not in new jersey. it ll be weaponnized, that s the problem. pete: new york times will be credible and cnnn credible and information cnn credible and everyone else dis-informants. ra randi wiengarten runs the biggest teacher union and watching cnn saying don lemon, he s credible but bret baier is not. come on. it s subjective, pete. pete: amazing. what shouldn t be subjective is the bill of rights. a reminder of where someone like governor phil murphy gets political philosophy from and over two and a half years ago during covid. phil murphy, watch. as you well know, protects americans right, enshrines their right to practice their religion as they see fit and congregate