Source: United States & Canada – South China Morning PostThe top Republican in the US House of Representatives faced calls to apologise or resign on Sunday after joking about hitting speaker Nancy Pelosi with a gavel.It marked a sharp escalation in a nasty spat between the Republican minority leader Kevin McCarthy and Pelosi, the chamber’s top Democrat.At a fundraising dinner on Saturday night in Tennessee, McCarthy spoke with optimism about prospects for his party retaking the House in midterm elections next year.At one point attendees presented him…Read More