WASHINGTON — For Kevin McCarthy, nothing comes easy. In January, he battled his GOP detractors for 15 rounds of voting during a grueling, televised four-day ordeal before he won the House speaker’s ...

Without a speaker, lawmakers cannot formally certify Donald Trump's win, raising personal stakes for the president-elect to ...

The speaker says he'll get the GOP majority to back his deal, as default looms. Kevin McCarthy emerged in January from his historically chaotic speakership election confident, he insisted, that the ...

Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s debt ceiling bill is advancing to a key committee Tuesday in its first test of GOP support. The House Rules Committee is scheduled to convene at 3 p.m., and a ...

Congressional GOP leaders are pressing ahead with plans for a House vote Wednesday on the debt ceiling deal, in the face of opposition from conservatives who say the deal does not cut spending enough ...

As House Republicans work to unveil a debt ceiling proposal tied to long-coveted spending cuts from conservatives, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is privately urging his fellow Republicans to unite ...

The House Republicans’ campaign arm is pitching the debate over a debt ceiling bill that passed the House on Wednesday as a “successful 2024 road test” as the party looks to retain its majority. House ...

Donald Trump offered his full support for House Speaker Mike Johnson. Johnson is hoping to be reelected as House speaker on Friday. Trump's endorsement may quell a growing frustration about Johnson's ...