The Latest Breaking News from Kevin McCarthy

Damned by the findings of the January 6 committee and sidelined by his ‘loyal’ mob, the former president now faces political irrelevance. But the lasting damage he has done is evident in a Congress that struggled to elect a speaker

‘Never Kevin’ holdouts were given a series of concessions before McCarthy could become Speaker

Chaos reigned during the final House speaker vote on Friday night, as Rep Mike Rogers had to be physically restrained after apparently lunging towards holdout Matt Gaetz

After a near brawl broke out on the House floor Friday night, McCarthy finally got his votes

Kevin McCarthy's GOP opponents shut down the House all week, preventing Congress from governing. What's next?

Fitting bookends framed the House Republicans’ first week of majority control/not control in a new Congress. Between them is a story of the party’s radicalism and dysfunction — past, present and, almost certainly, future.

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McCarthy had earlier blamed Trump for encouraging his supporters to attack the US Capitol two years ago

Republican favorite Kevin McCarthy was named speaker of the US House of Representatives on Saturday as he finally quelled a fierce rebellion among his party's ranks that had paralyzed the lower chamber of Congress for days. McCarthy was always the frontrunner to lead the Republican-led House, but his victory in…