McCarthy’s House passes rules package

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks to reporters as he walks to the speaker's ceremonial office at the Capitol in Washington on Monday. (JOSE LUIS MAGANA/Associated Press)
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks to reporters as he walks to the speaker's ceremonial office at the Capitol in Washington on Monday. (JOSE LUIS MAGANA/Associated Press)

WASHINGTON — Electing the House speaker may have been the easy part. Now House Republicans will try to govern.

Speaker Kevin McCarthy passed his first test late Monday as the Republicans approved their…