Kevin McCarthy's ouster as House speaker could cost GOP its best fundraiser heading into 2024

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FILE - Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks to reporters hours after he was ousted as Speaker of the House, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, at the Capitol in Washington. McCarthy spent years tirelessly raising mountains of Republican campaign cash as he worked his way toward becoming Speaker of the House. Now that hes been ousted from the post, some in McCarthys party are wondering if all that fundraising will evaporate. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)