US House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy failed to attain the required number of votes to succeed Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) as a Speaker on the first ballot thus sending the House to a second ballot for the first time in a century, The New York Post reported.
Washington D.C. [USA], April 14 (ANI): Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Paul Ryan, who is set to retire by the end of 2018, has elected US Representative Mc Carthy as his successor, according to reports.