Kevin McCarthy

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks to reporters after a closed-door meeting with Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and other House Republicans after Gaetz filed a motion to oust McCarthy from his leadership role, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023.

McCarthy ousted as House speaker in dramatic vote as Democrats join with GOP critics to topple him

October 3, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of the job Tuesday in an extraordinary showdown, a first in...

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Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks to reporters after a closed-door meeting with Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and other House Republicans after Gaetz filed a motion to oust McCarthy from his leadership role, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023.

McCarthy to call vote Tuesday on effort to oust him and says he won’t cut a deal with Democrats

October 3, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Kevin McCarthy plans to force a vote Tuesday on the far-right effort to oust him from his leadership...

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Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., arrives at the Capitol in Washington, early Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, as Congress faces a deadline to fund the government by the end of the month, or risk a potentially devastating federal shutdown.

McCarthy directs House panel to open Biden impeachment inquiry

September 12, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Tuesday he is directing a House committee to open a formal impeachment inquiry...

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Days away from a default crisis, the Capitol is illuminated as the Senate works into the night to finish votes on amendments on the big debt ceiling and budget cuts package, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday evening, June 1, 2023.

Just days to spare, Senate gives final approval to debt ceiling deal, sending it to Biden

June 2, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fending off a U.S. default, the Senate gave final approval late Thursday to a debt ceiling and budget...

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Kevin McCarthy, Hakeem Jeffries

Kevin McCarthy is finally the House speaker, but at what costs?

, January 9, 2023

It took over half a week, but after 15 rounds of voting, the 118th Congress officially began with a new...

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John James

Rep-elect John James urges House Republican holdouts to support McCarthy in first floor speech

January 6, 2023

Electing a new speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives is usually a quick process, but infighting within the GOP...

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Kevin McCarthy

McCarthy’s bid for speaker to continue, Trump urges support

January 4, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans plan to open the second day of the new Congress much like the first —...

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