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U.S. House Republican arrive for a candidates forum for their next House Speaker nominee on Capitol Hill in Washington

Politics Dec 19

GOP Rep. McHenry gauges Capitol Hill dysfunction as he leaves Congress after 20 years

By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura

Politics May 07

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson
Rep. Greene and Speaker Johnson meet for a 2nd day as possible vote on his ouster simmers

Johnson insisted Tuesday he's not negotiating with far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene as they prepared to meet again at the Capitol and she weighed whether to proceed with a vote on the motion to vacate him from office.

By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Associated Press

Politics Feb 12

Early voting on Long Island ahead of Election Day
House Republicans have struggled with empty seats. Will special elections for Santos and McCarthy’s seats help?

House Republicans have been navigating a new year while missing a few key members, adding stress to an already narrow majority in the chamber.

By Mekhi Hill

Politics Dec 29

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Brooks and Capehart on states blocking Trump from GOP primary ballot

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the backlash around Nikki Haley's comments on the causes of the Civil War, the question of whether…

By Geoff Bennett, Saher Khan

Politics Dec 06

Republican press conference following the passage of the Secure the Border Act, HR-2, on Capitol Hill
Rep. McCarthy resigns 2 months after historic ouster as House speaker

McCarthy made history in October when a contingent of hard-right conservatives made him the only speaker to be voted out of the job.

By Michael R. Blood, Associated Press

Nov 18

Speaker Johnson faces ‘pressure cooker’ in the House, running into same issues as McCarthy

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

As Speaker Mike Johnson tries to rebuild the GOP's slim majority in the House, he’s fast running into the same hard-right factions and divisions that his predecessor was unable to tame. That's disrupting the party's agenda, shelving priorities and raising…

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Nov 14

WATCH: House votes to prevent a government shutdown with help from Democrats

By Stephen Groves, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

New Republican Speaker Mike Johnson was forced to reach across the aisle to Democrats when hard-right conservatives revolted against his plan to keep the government funded into the new year.

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Nov 14

The last government shutdown fight sent the House speaker packing. Will this week’s showdown be calmer?

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

The new Republican leader faces the same political problem that led to former Speaker Kevin McCarthy's ouster — angry, frustrated, hard-right GOP lawmakers rejecting his approach, demanding budget cuts and determined to vote against the plan.

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Oct 27

Evangelical conservatives cheer one of their own as Mike Johnson assumes Congress’ most powerful seat

By Peter Smith, Associated Press

Religious conservatives cheered Johnson's election as speaker this week; he brought his Bible to the rostrum before taking the oath of office and said God is the one that raises up political leaders.

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Oct 24

Tom Emmer withdraws bid for House speaker hours after GOP nomination

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

Emmer, the GOP Whip, reversed course after Donald Trump objected to his nomination and hardliners in the House denied the party leader the votes he would need.

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