Former US House Speaker McCarthy Announces Resignation

FILE - U.S. Representative Kevin McCarthy, a Republican from California, speaks during a press conference at the Capitol in Washington on Oct. 9, 2023. McCarthy, the one-time speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, announced on Dec. 6 that he would resign from Congress.

Two months after his historic ouster as leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, Republican Kevin McCarthy of California announced Wednesday that he will resign from his congressional seat by the end of the year.