House of Representatives

Some Republicans worry Kevin McCarthy’s ouster will weaken fundraising ahead of 2024 election

By Will Weissert, Brian Slodysko, Associated Press

Some members of the GOP are wondering if anyone can take Kevin McCarthy's place as a fundraising dynamo and party builder.

House paralyzed by McCarthy’s ouster, Republicans vie for speakership

By Farnoush Amiri, Stephen Groves, Associated Press

The House will try to elect a speaker as soon as next week. The timing is nowhere near certain as Republicans line up for their chance at the gavel amid the bitter divisions that sparked the chaos.

Who is Rep. Patrick McHenry, leader of the House (for now)?

By Gary Robertson, Associated Press

North Carolina GOP Rep. Patrick McHenry took the gavel after Tuesday’s vote to oust McCarthy – a historic first for a House speaker.

WATCH: McCarthy speaks to media after vote removing him as speaker of House of Representatives

By Stephen Groves, Associated Press

Lawmakers were stunned Tuesday when a House speaker was voted out of leadership for the first time.

‘Tennessee Three’ Rep. Justin Jones sues for expulsion and House rules restricting lawmakers’ speech

By Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press

Tennessee Democratic Rep. Justin Jones has filed a federal lawsuit challenging his expulsion and House rules restricting lawmakers' floor comments that Republicans applied to silence Jones for part of one day.

WATCH: House votes to oust McCarthy as speaker after GOP critics rebel

By Farnoush Amiri, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of the job Tuesday in an extraordinary showdown, a first in U.S. history that was forced by a contingent of hard-right conservatives and threw the House and its Republican leadership into chaos.

WATCH: Senate convenes floor debate as House Republicans continue budget stand-off

By Associated Press

While the Senate is pushing ahead with its own widely bipartisan plan favored by Republicans and Democrats, the House has been in political chaos as the hard-right flank seized control.

WATCH: House lawmakers hold floor debate as government shutdown looms

By Stephen Groves, Associated Press

With little time left to prevent a government shutdown, the House is in a familiar position: effectively paralyzed as conservatives feud with Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

WATCH: Senate convenes as House Republicans debate budget and shutdown deadline near

By Kevin Freking, Stephen Groves, Associated Press

A government shutdown appeared all but inevitable as McCarthy dug in Thursday, vowing he will not take up Senate legislation designed to keep the federal government fully running despite House Republicans' struggle to unite around an alternative.

WATCH: House works on budget impasse as weekend shutdown deadline nears

By Kevin Freking, Stephen Groves, Associated Press

Congress is at a crossroads days before a disruptive federal shutdown. It would halt paychecks for millions of federal workers, including 2 million active-duty military troops and reservists, and close many federal offices.