Rep Kevin McCarthy announces he's resigning from House

(Washington, DC)  --  Former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy said he will resign from Congress at year end.

This comes after McCarthy was the first speaker of the house to be ousted from power in the middle of their congressional term.

He was ousted by a small majority of conservative Republicans.  

In an Op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, McCarthy said he's decided to leave the house to serve America in new ways.