congratulations to Kevin McCarthy for finally snagging the speaker’s gavel and all, but — given the countless number of pictures of him taking the stand — couldn’t his team have found an i ...

Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo, JIM WATSON/AFP via Gett A surprise ... auction in order to bid off an odd item — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s used chapstick, according to several news outlets.

Kevin McCarthy is an American politician who presently serves California's 20th congressional district and previously served as the 55th speaker of the United States House of Representatives.

McCarthy (R-Bakersfield), the House majority leader, was worth negative $2,000 in 2015. But by 2016, he'd gotten rid of a $100,000 mortgage and his net worth was up to at least $80,000. Along with ...