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Rep. Patrick McHenry, a North Carolina Republican who has served as a loyal lieutenant in the House leadership and temporarily served as House speaker after the ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy, announced his retirement Tuesday.
North Carolina Rep. Patrick McHenry, who presided temporarily over the U.S. House for three intense weeks while Republicans struggled to elect a permanent speaker after Kevin McCarthy's ouster, announced Tuesday that he won't seek reelection to his seat next year.
Rep. Patrick McHenry looked frustrated when he slammed down the gavel in the House after former Speaker Kevin McCarthy was booted three weeks ago.
House Republicans again failed to elect a speaker on Wednesday, leaving lawmakers scrambling to fill the chair now vacant entering a third week.
A moderate House Republican plans to bring up a motion on the House floor as early as Wednesday to elect Rep. Patrick McHenry as temporary speaker while Republicans grapple with a leadership vacuum.