Kevin McCarthy has been elected speaker of the House of Representatives after a grueling series of failed ballots.
Leadership unveiled a new package Friday that added, "The Speaker may not entertain a motion that the House suspend the rules except on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays." Under suspension of the rules, House leaders can bring legislation to the floor without going through the Rules Committee, ...
Biden, meanwhile, has demanded that House Republicans produce their own budget as a starting point to negotiations. But getting his entire caucus — whose members disagree on what to cut and by how much — to sign on to one budget blueprint would be a herculean task for the Republican spea...
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has been voted out of the job in an extraordinary showdown, a first in U.S. history.
1 of 2 | FILE - The TikTok Inc. building is seen in Culver City, Calif., on March 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File) 2 of 2 | Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., right, arrives to meet with reporters at the Capitol in Washington, March 6, 2024. (AP Pho...
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson leaves a news conference at the Capitol on Nov. 29, 2023.Drew Angerer / Getty Images Johnson said he has "real reservations" about expelling Santos. "I'm concerned about a precedent that may be set for that," he said. ...
House GOP kicks off majority with vote to slash IRS fundingSpeaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks to reporters as he walks to the House chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Mag...
Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) yells out at House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) as Jeffries introduces newly elected Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) after Johnson was elected to be the new Speaker at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., ...
Washington— GOP Rep. Jim Jordan's office said thethird round of voting for House speakerwill take place Friday morning at 10 a.m., and two hours earlier, at 8 a.m., Jordan will be holding a news conference. The Ohio Republican is pressing on with his bid to become the nextspeaker ...
Gingrich Set to Be First Speaker Disciplined by Vote of the House; Resolution to Adopt Reprimand Unlikely to Meet Resistance TodayJohn E. Yang