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Speaker Kevin McCarthy blocked two Democrats from serving on a key House panel, arguing it is in the interest of national security. Dems say the move is nothing more than political retribution.
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has placed the onus on House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to negotiate a debt ceiling solution with the White House.
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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he hopes to speak with President Biden "early" to avoid a potential default on the nation's debt this summer. He raised a bipartisan 2019 deal as a potential model.
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The memory of the speakership fights leading up to the Civil War remind us that the consequences of dysfunction in the national government affect us all.
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Friday was the fourth day of voting for House speaker. Photographers captured tense moments in the House chamber as lawmakers negotiated.
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Questions about race and representation permeated the debate over who can best reflect the will of the American electorate on the Hill.
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Friday night was full of drama and twists and turns, as California Republican Kevin McCarthy eked out a win in the 15th round of voting for the speaker of the House.
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A pair of Oklahoma Congressmen are finding themselves at the center of the House of Representatives fight over who will lead the chamber.
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Both Kevin McCarthy and the nominee for speaker a century ago represented a party establishment regarded with hostility by a potent faction of the party. They became the embodiment of its grievances.
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McCarthy is still short of the votes he needs to be speaker, and it's because of a staunch, anti-establishment, intransigent far-right group that wants government to do a lot less.