Rep. Kevin McCarthy has quit the race for House speaker. House Republicans had scheduled a meeting to elect their candidate Thursday afternoon, but the contest is being postponed. McCarthy had faced pressure from conservatives and was under fire for linking the House’s Benghazi committee to a decline in Hillary Clinton’s polls. McCarthy will retain his job as majority leader.
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