The Newly Elected U.S Speaker Kevin McCarthy

After putting down a days-long uprising by a group of far-right extremists, the Republican leader Kevin McCarthy was ultimately chosen as speaker of the US House of Representatives in a dramatic late-night vote, finally taking the gavel on a record 15th try. After 14 losses and a series of concessions to ultraconservative MPs, McCarthy's election as speaker dramatically diminished his authority while enhancing their hold on the party's new House majority. Gregory Richardson has more than 20 years of experience as a freelance investigative writer covering US politics. Find out everything that happened during the election and much more in his book, "The Newly Elected US Speaker Kevin McCarthy: The Elections and How It All Went Down."