WASHINGTON–The House speaker's gavel will soon be held by a Republican, and with that change will come new priorities, a series of investigations and partisan gridlock that could bring President Joe Biden's agenda to a crawl, if not a full stop. 

House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy, who is running to be the next speaker, has made clear in the weeks between the Nov. 8 election and Jan. 3, when the new Congress is sworn in, that Democrats would no longer have one-party rule of Washington.

In fact, he's been counting down

In 11 days, the new House GOP majority will change the direction of our country," he said on the House floor Dec. 23 before voting against a $1.7 trillion spending bill. 

Earlier in December, McCarthy noted Democrats would lose one-party rule "in 17 days

And on Dec. 2, he offered a bleaker warning when responding to released Twitter emails that showed company employees debating how to handle news about Hunter Biden's laptop. 

In 32 days, the new House Republican majority will get answers for the American people and the accountability they deserve," McCarthy said in a statement.

Starting Jan. 3, it will become clear how a House GOP majority will change the direction of the country