Politics Oct 11 GOP moves closer to electing Rep. Scalise as next House speaker By Lisa Desjardins, Ali Schmitz, Kyle Midura, Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako, Ian Couzens
Politics Jun 19 Watch News Wrap: House GOP elect McCarthy as majority leader In our news wrap Thursday, Republicans in the House voted in California Rep. Kevin McCarthy to be the next majority leader, filling a void left by Rep. Eric Cantor. Also, as many as 75 government scientists at a Centers for… By PBS News Hour
Politics Jun 13 Tea party challenger enters race for majority leader House Whip Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is no longer the lone Republican vying for the majority leader position Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va., vacated earlier this week. Idaho’s Raul Labrador, first elected in 2010 when the tea party wave swept Republicans into… By Quinn Bowman
Politics Jun 12 As rivals drop out, McCarthy lone candidate for majority leader Rep. Pete Sessions dropped out of the race for Majority Leader Thursday evening, leaving Rep. Kevin McCarthy as the lone remaining candidate for the second most powerful post in the House of Representatives. By Quinn Bowman
Politics Jun 11 Watch House GOP’s second-in-command to step down after primary upset Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va., announced his decision to step down from his leadership post less than 24 hours after he became the first House majority leader to be defeated in a primary. Cantor was ousted by David Brat, a virtually… By PBS News Hour
Apr 04 Former House Majority Leader Delay Resigns From Congress By PBS News Hour Dogged by an ongoing corruption investigation, former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, once viewed as one of the most powerful Republicans in Washington, announced he was resigning his seat and would not run again this fall. Continue reading