GOP Leader McCarthy Elected 118th House Speaker on 15th Vote in Historic Run

The U.S. House of Representatives elected GOP leader Kevin McCarthy of California as speaker in a 15th vote early Saturday, after a contentious four days and 14 failed ballots The longest the chamber has gone leaderless in a century. In a tense showdown on the House floor in the middle of the 14th failed vote at around 11 p.m. ET Friday, McCarthy personally confronted GOP Reps. Matt Gaetz of Florida and Lauren Boebert of Colorado.  The remaining Republican representatives who did not vote for McCarthy and instead voted for Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) or Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) on…