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GOP leader Kevin McCarthy again didn't reach the magic number to be elected speaker on Thursday, as holdouts continued seeking rules changes.

There was gridlock in Washington this week as US Republican Kevin McCarthy failed to become House speaker on the first ballot, something that hasn’t happened for a century. It was supposed to be an easy win for the Republican favourite, but he was blocked three times in one day by…

His desperate scramble to win the speakership has made things a lot worse for any future leader.

Calling Republican renegades "ultraconservative" doesn't cut it: This clown show is a symptom of the big F

For years, state Sen. Phil Berger says, there was nobody in North Carolina who opposed Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act more vehemently than he did.

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.

‘Government isn’t spending money sending it to Ukraine so the American taxpayers are certainly winning’

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs will outline her vision for the next four years during her inaugural address Thursday, ushering in an era of divided government and Democratic ascendance in a state long dominated by Republicans

The House resumes at noon eastern time on Thursday.

Governor Andy Beshear delivered his State of the Commonwealth Address Wednesday night. In the speech, Beshear praised Kentucky’s economic growth over the past year while recovering from two major natural disasters.

Illinois Republican Darin LaHood, a Kevin McCarthy backer involved in negotiations, told the Sun-Times on Wednesday night that “I believe we are making progress. The two sides are working diligently together.”