Kevin McCarthy has clinched votes to become US House Speaker, breaking through Republican opposition on a 15th ballot.
Wielding the speaker's gavel will give Kevin McCarthy the authority to block Mr Biden's legislative agenda.Republican Kevin McCarthy was elected speaker of the US House of Representatives early on Saturday, after making extensive concessions to a group of right-wing hardliners that raised questions about the party's ability to govern.
He won at last on a margin of 216-211. He was able to be elected with the votes of fewer than half the House members only because five in his own party withheld their votes - not backing Mr McCarthy as leader, but also not voting for another contender. Those concessions, including sharp spending cuts and other curbs on Mr McCarthy's leadership, could point to further turbulence in the months ahead, especially when Congress will need to sign off on a further increase of the United States' $31.4 trillion borrowing authority.
But Mr McCarthy has agreed to concessions that mean he will hold considerably less power than his predecessor, Democrat Nancy Pelosi, according to sources involved in the talks. That will make it hard for him to agree to deals with Democrats in a divided Washington.
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