Reporter's Notebook: McCarthy's path to becoming House Speaker could get complicated

Republicans could win control of the House this fall, which would set up GOP minority Leader Kevin McCarthy for a potentially difficult race for the Speaker's gavel.

A recent story about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speculated whether she would end her lengthy tenure later this year. What Pelosi decides to do impacts House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., and Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, D-S.C. 

Pelosi’s fate may also hinge on whether Democrats still control the House — or if Republicans seize control. That brings the discussion to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.