News Alert: Frontrunner Kevin McCarthy drops out of Speaker race

View in Browser BREAKING NEWS Thursday October 8, 2015 Kevin McCarthy Pulls Out Of Speaker's Race House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, a Republican from California, center, leaves a House Republican conference meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. House Republicans plan to vote behind closed doors for their nominee to succeed Boehner. The full House, including Democrats, will vote in a speaker election Oct. 29. Photographer: Drew Angerer/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg via Getty Images Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) pulled out of the running for House speaker on Thursday, according to multiple reports. Read More

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