House of Representatives

After ousting McCarthy, House Republicans are stalemated over finding a new House speaker

By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Associated Press

Two leading contenders, Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan appear to be splitting the vote.

Who will be the next speaker of the House? Here are a few possibilities

By Stephen Groves, Farnoush Amiri, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

It’s not at all certain that any of the GOP candidates will be able to round up enough votes — 218, if all lawmakers are present and voting — to ascend to one of the most powerful positions in government,…

AP report: Trump may visit Capitol Hill amid House speaker vacuum

By Farnoush Amiri, Jill Colvin, Associated Press

Former President Donald Trump would most likely attend a closed-door candidate forum that Republicans plan to hold Tuesday evening, ahead of a vote that could happen as soon as Wednesday.

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.