Kevin McCarthy's Resignation Marks the End of His Congressional Career

Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who was ousted from his role earlier this year, has announced his resignation from Congress at the end of the month. McCarthy's departure comes after a faction of his own party engineered his historic ouster as House speaker. While he plans to remain involved in recruiting and fundraising for House Republican candidates, his resignation will diminish the power of one of his party's strongest fundraisers. McCarthy's departure will also shrink Republicans' already slim majority in Congress. Speaker Mike Johnson downplayed the impact of McCarthy's resignation, stating that it wouldn't weaken the GOP majority. McCarthy's resignation will likely open the floodgates for candidates to run for his congressional district in California, and a special election will be called to replace him.