Rep. Kevin McCarthy announced he will exit the House of Representatives at the end of this year. The California Republican was ousted as speaker of the House in October after just nine months in ...

Republican Kevin McCarthy was the first Speaker to face an ouster vote since 1910. And the first to ever lose such a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives. (J. Scott Applewhite/The Associated ...

FILE - Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks to reporters hours after he was ousted as Speaker of the House, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, at the Capitol in Washington.

FILE - Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks to reporters hours after he was ousted as Speaker of the House, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, at the Capitol in Washington. McCarthy opted to leave effective Dec.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday set a mid-March special election date to fill the U.S. House seat vacated by former Speaker Kevin McCarthy.