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In the end, Kevin McCarthy didn’t need to twist any arms to become Speaker of the House.

He just had to open up the safe of congressional goodies—and survive some last-minute GOP drama.

Late Friday night into early Saturday morning, after four days and 15 rounds of voting that saw McCarthy literally begging for votes on the House floor—as well as a senior lawmaker having to be physically restrained from fighting Rep. Matt Gaetz...

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