U.S. House Speaker

Friday night was full of drama and twists and turns, as California Republican Kevin McCarthy eked out a win in the 15th round of voting for the speaker of the House.

McCarthy is still short of the votes he needs to be speaker, and it's because of a staunch, anti-establishment, intransigent far-right group that wants government to do a lot less.

This was supposed to be Kevin McCarthy's moment, one he had contorted himself into political knots to get to.

The former Speaker of the U.S. House was honored yesterday at his former workplace, the Ohio Statehouse.John Boehner spoke after a resolution honoring his…