by Chris Black
The greatest thing is that McCarthy went down fighting against Russia.
That’s sort of why the story matters.
Putin beat McCarthy.
Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) announced Wednesday he will step down from Congress at the end of the year, leaving the House GOP with an even slimmer majority until a special election to fill his seat can be held.
McCarthy’s exit comes in the wake of a group of conservative hardliners successfully ousted him from his leadership position in a historic vote in October, placing the California Republican in an awkward position within his conference.