Jan 03 Watch 8:59 House adjourns until Wednesday after McCarthy fails to win enough votes to become speaker By Lisa Desjardins, Ali Schmitz Tuesday marked the start of a new Congress with Democrats retaining the Senate and Republicans taking control of the House. Republican Kevin McCarthy has aimed to be Speaker for years but a group of his own party members adamantly opposed… Continue watching
Jan 03 Watch 6:14 McCarthy supporter on speaker deadlock: ‘I think this debate is actually good’ By Geoff Bennett Kevin McCarthy came up short in three rounds of voting for House Speaker on Tuesday. One supporter of his bid is Rep. Lisa McClain of Michigan. First elected to Congress in 2020, McClain voted against certifying Arizona and Pennsylvania electors… Continue watching
Jan 03 Kevin McCarthy fails in 2 votes for House speaker, pledges to keep fighting By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Kevin Freking, Associated Press Republican leader Kevin McCarthy failed in two rounds of voting to become House speaker Tuesday, a historic defeat with no clear way out as House Republicans dug in for a long, messy start for the new Congress. 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
Jan 03 The GOP drama behind the House speaker vote By Lisa Desjardins There's a possible deadlock over who will be the speaker of the House. Here's a brief rundown on what can happen today (and maybe later this week). Continue reading
Jan 03 WATCH: White House says Biden won’t ‘insert himself’ into House speaker battle By Associated Press The future of House leadership remained unclear Tuesday as McCarthy failed in two rounds of voting to become House speaker, a historic defeat with no clear way out as House Republicans dug in for a long, messy start for the… Continue reading
Jan 02 Watch 6:30 House Republicans spar over Speaker decision as McCarthy fights to secure votes By Lisa Desjardins, Laura Barrón-López Tuesday marks the start of a new Congress, but the story at the Capitol is a familiar one: chaos. This time inside the incoming Republican House majority, as leader Kevin McCarthy vies to become Speaker of the House. Capitol Hill… Continue watching
Jan 02 WATCH: House adjourns without electing a speaker By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Unable to elect Republican leader Kevin McCarthy as the new House speaker Tuesday, the Republicans adjourned for the day in disarray as the party tries to regroup from his historic defeat after a long, messy start for the new Congress. Continue reading
Jan 01 Watch 5:23 Why some House Republicans are holding out on McCarthy’s speaker bid When the new Congress convenes on Tuesday, one of the first orders of business in the House will be selecting a new speaker. Normally, the role goes to the leader of the majority party, but House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy… Continue watching
Dec 19 Jan. 6 panel urges ethics review for Kevin McCarthy, GOP lawmakers By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack has referred Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy and three other GOP lawmakers to undergo an ethics investigation for their refusal to comply with congressional subpoenas. Continue reading