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 โthe most united and energizedโ he's ever seen after their โhistoric 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 Republicansโ 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.