Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) leading the group, followed by former Speakers Kevin McCarthy, John Boehner and Newt Gingrich. Notably missing is former Speaker Paul Ryan, who served during Trump’s ...

Kevin McCarthy is an American politician who presently ... Leader under former GOP Speakers of the House John Boehner and Paul Ryan. McCarthy is a longtime conservative politician with the ...

Each of the past four GOP speakers—John Boehner, Paul Ryan, Kevin McCarthy, and Mike Johnson—faced the ever-present threat of defenestration at the hands of conservative hard-liners.