The Latest Breaking News from Kevin McCarthy

Meanwhile, Republicans talk about Trump like's he a stupid baby — and regard their voters as even dumber

House Freedom Caucus Republicans have temporarily halted their blockade of the House floor, ending for now a nearly weeklong shutdown of business in the chamber. The small group of rebels was pledging to block all significant legislation from passing until Speaker Kevin McCarthy agreed to their demands.

After photos were released of boxes piled high in one of Trump’s bathrooms, the House speaker defended the location – but construction experts say otherwise

The Republican-controlled House is taking up legislation that GOP lawmakers say would protect gas stoves from over-zealous government regulators

The U.S. government faces a greater risk of a shutdown in October following a new budget-cutting deal House Speaker Kevin McCarthy forged to quell a revolt among ultra-conservative Republicans.

GOP rebellion follows Speaker McCarthy’s debt ceiling compromise

The chair of the House Appropriations Committee vows to hold spending bills to 2022 levels to counter “years of out-of-control spending.”

"They're not moved at all by people yelling and cursing at the mics at them."

With House GOP leaders under pressure from hard-right lawmakers, Republican appropriators in that chamber will write their fiscal 2024 spending bills to meet the tight budget caps that Freedom Caucus and other spending hawks have sought since January.