House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks about House Republicans and the election, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020.
House Republicans are “the most united and energized” he's ever seen after their “historic political upset."
McCarthy and his team are now among the remaining leaders from the tea party era, when House Republicans last controlled Congress.
In the Trump era, House Republicans’ role receded as the White House often dominated the discussion and Republicans held the majority in the Senate.
The House Republicans had to seek a waiver from the District of Columbia, which has restrictions on large gatherings.