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U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces reporters about looming government shutdown at the Capitol in Washington

Daily News Lesson October 04 2023

McCarthy voted out as House Speaker

Discuss why the Speaker of the House was voted out and what comes next

Kevin McCarthy is elected next Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington

Daily News Lesson January 08 2023

What Speaker McCarthy’s concessions to a tiny group of Republicans means for the nation

And learn why the Rules Committee has taken center stage

U.S. representatives gather to try to elect a new Speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol in Washington

Daily News Lesson January 05 2023

Speaker vote deadlocked amid infighting among House Republicans

Hear why Congress is unable to start its latest term until Republicans agree on a Speaker of the House

FILE PHOTO: Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis meets with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on Capitol Hill in Washington

Daily News Lesson November 17 2022

Pelosi steps down from Democratic leadership after Republicans win control of House

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