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WATCH: Democratic House leaders hold briefing as caucus begins new session as minority party

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

Democrats decried the new rules passed Monday night by House Republicans as caving to the demands of the far-right aligned with Trump's Make American Great Again agenda.

WATCH: House Republicans tout new rules package, promise more changes to come

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

House Republicans leaders touted the passage of their new rules package and the promise of more changes to come for Congress and the American people.

WATCH: House Republicans approved new rules package

By Hope Yen, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

The rules vote is typically a routine step on Day One of the new Congress, but it's now the second week of the new majority after a long fight to elect McCarthy as speaker.

What House Speaker McCarthy’s concessions to get elected mean for the nation

By John Yang, Kaisha Young, Harry Zahn

After four days of defeats, Republican Kevin McCarthy was finally elected as Speaker of the House on the 15th vote, the most attempts since before the Civil War. His dramatic victory came after a series of concessions that will give…

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McCarthy elected House speaker after chaotic votes in late-night session

By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press

Republican Kevin McCarthy was elected House speaker on a historic post-midnight 15th ballot early Saturday, overcoming holdouts from his own ranks and floor tensions boiling over after a chaotic week that tested the new GOP majority’s ability to govern.

Kevin McCarthy makes big gains for speaker, but still short as House adjourns till evening

By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press

House leader Kevin McCarthy is getting closer to victory in the grueling, hard-fought struggle to become speaker of the new Congress.

WATCH: House of Representatives holds moment of silence on 2nd anniversary of Jan. 6 Capitol attack

By News Desk

The House of Representatives held a moment of silence Friday for the second anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.

WATCH: Kevin McCarthy elected House speaker on 4th chaotic day

By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press

McCarthy was elected House speaker on a historic post-midnight 15th ballot early Saturday, overcoming holdouts from his own ranks and floor tensions boiling over after a chaotic week that tested the new GOP majority’s ability to govern.

WATCH: House meets for 3rd day of speaker vote after McCarthy fails to win more Republican support

By Farnoush Amiri, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

The House stalemate over choosing a new speaker is continuing for a long, excruciating third day of voting with no end in sight.

House adjourns for 2nd day without a speaker after McCarthy fails to win enough Republican support

By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press

House Republicans plowed through the second day of the new Congress, with no clear off-ramp from their political chaos over electing leader Kevin McCarthy as the new speaker.