Jan 07 Watch 6:23 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… Continue watching
Jan 07 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. Continue reading
Jan 06 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. Continue reading
Jan 06 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. Continue reading
Jan 05 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. Continue reading
Jan 04 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. Continue reading
Jan 04 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. Continue reading
Jan 03 WATCH: House adjourns on the 2nd day of voting after McCarthy falls short of majority By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Kevin Freking, 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. Continue reading
Jan 03 Democratic women lawmakers who broke through in 2018 now step into leadership roles By Grace Panetta, Mel Leonor Barclay, The 19th A number of Democratic women from the House class of 2018 are poised to exert more influence than ever before on the future of their party. Continue reading
Jan 03 Kevin McCarthy falls short in 1st vote for House speaker By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Republican leader Kevin McCarthy appeared headed toward a historic defeat in first-round voting Tuesday to become House speaker, sending the new Congress into a tangle as conservative colleagues opposed his leadership. Continue reading