{"id":245876,"date":"2022-12-01T12:06:09","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T18:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=245876"},"modified":"2022-12-01T12:40:00","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T18:40:00","slug":"kevin-mccarthy-odds-becoming-house-speaker-improve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/kevin-mccarthy-odds-becoming-house-speaker-improve\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin McCarthy Odds of Becoming House Speaker Improve, GOP Urges Unity"},"content":{"rendered":"
US Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-California), currently the House minority leader, is seeking to become House speaker when the GOP takes control of the congressional chamber on Jan. 3, 2023. But with Republicans expected to hold only a slim majority, the Californian is calling for unity among his party’s federal lawmakers.<\/p>\n