Kevin McCarthy will face a tough first week in his new job as Speaker of the US House of Representatives, with some members of his own party questioning a deal he struck with rightwing rebels to gain their support.
McCarthy, a Republican, was elected Speaker in dramatic fashion in the early hours of Saturday morning, after several days of wheeling and dealing to win the backing of a small but powerful group of conservative holdouts.
Some in the party have questioned whether McCarthy severely weakened his own hand by trading away too much power in pursuit of the job, after agreeing to a package of changes to House procedures demanded by the rebels.
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