McCarthy Drops Speaker Bid

Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has withdrawn from the race for House speaker and the election for the top post has been postponed, Politico reports.

New York Times: “As shocked members left the room there was a sense of total disarray, with no clear path forward and no set date for a new vote… A group of about 40 hard-line House conservatives announced Wednesday night that they would support Representative Daniel Webster of Florida, making it unclear whether Mr. McCarthy could assemble the 218 votes on the floor that he would need to be elected later this month.”