House gets to work after Speaker election

After finally clinching the gavel Saturday morning, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Monday begins his first official workday as Speaker witth the likely adoption of the chamber’s rules. Parts of the package — which must pass to allow the House to operate — include the concessions McCarthy made to the 20 conservative holdouts whose objections prolonged the election of a Speaker for days. The House rules are center stage because McCarthy’s compromises include changes to the procedure for introducing amendments, a vote on the floor on proposed term limits for House members and a change to lower the bar for motions to oust a sitting Speaker (The Hill).