Top House Republican Kevin McCarthy succeeded early Saturday in his push to become his chamber’s next speaker, claiming the job after first falling short in well over a dozen rounds Read more
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House to hold 15th ballot for speaker after McCarthy short by one vote in 14th vote
A 15th round of voting for speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives looked set to start late Friday, after the chamber failed to select a speaker in its 14th Read more
Kevin McCarthy speaker drama enters fourth day: Watch the House vote here.
Drama over who will be the next speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives entered a fourth day Friday, as California Republican Kevin McCarthy failed to win the gavel after Read more
McCarthy falls short again in ninth speaker vote, setting up 10th ballot
A ninth round of voting in the U.S. House of Representatives yet again failed to deliver a speaker on Thursday, as top House Republican Kevin McCarthy keeps facing opposition from Read more
Kevin McCarthy speaker drama enters third day: Watch the House vote here
The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to meet at noon on Thursday to resume consideration of who’ll be its next speaker, amid intensifying drama following six straight failed attempts Read more
House adjourns until Thursday as new rounds of voting keep failing to elect speaker
The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Wednesday night to adjourn until 12:30 p.m. Eastern on Thursday, with the move coming as lawmakers have been unable to elect a new Read more
McCarthy talks about winning with just 213 votes
About this page Kevin McCarthy’s bid for House speaker: Latest updates Last Updated: Jan 4, 2023 at 10:55 am ET Kevin McCarthy’s bid to be speaker of the House of Read more
How a House speaker is elected — and how steep a hill Republican Kevin McCarthy will need to climb
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kevin McCarthy is set to face a case of déjà vu come Tuesday. The political future of the 57-year-old will once again be at stake as Republican Read more
House Jan. 6 select committee expected to advise Justice Department to hit Trump with criminal charges
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Jan. 6 committee is wrapping up its investigation of the violent 2021 U.S. Capitol insurrection, with lawmakers expected to cap one of the most exhaustive Read more
Al Gore at COP27: ‘Choose life over death’ by ending oil and gas reliance
“Leaders must ‘choose life over death’ and end the use of fossil fuels.” That’s former U.S. vice president and onetime presidential hopeful Al Gore, whose nearly two-decade focus on combating Read more
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