The Latest Breaking News from Kevin McCarthy

A gaping question remains to be answered following the House Ways and Means Committee’s decision to release Donald Trump’s tax returns: Why did the Internal Revenue Service fail to audit Trump’s taxes during the first two years of his presidency, as required by law? There’s a growing mountain of circumstantial…

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep.-elect George Santos’ serial fabrications about his life story sets up a key test for Republican leader Kevin McCarthy, who’s struggling to win next week’s vote for House speaker.

The 117th Congress opened with the unfathomable Jan. 6, 2021, mob siege of the Capitol

Bill boosts military spending by 10 percent to a total of $858bn, alongside $772.5bn for domestic programmes.

WASHINGTON — Whether it was because of holiday plans, a “bomb cyclone” or the fact that some of them won’t be doing this job in a few weeks, the House was definitely not packed for the final votes of the year as the chamber passed the fiscal 2023 omnibus spending…

The Democratic-led House is moving toward passage of a $1.7 trillion government spending bill

A rule created during the pandemic allowing House members to vote by proxy was popular for the final vote on a massive spending measure.

Too many Republicans still refuse to stand up for Ukraine — and for democracy — against their MAGA brethren

When President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Washington on Wednesday, the US announced that it would finally be sending Patriot missiles to Ukraine, 300 days into the war. However, the Biden administration declined to give Ukraine ATACM long-range missiles due to wariness about escalation risks, and declined to send US tanks because…