WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Kevin McCarthy was elected House speaker on a historic post-midnight 15th ballot early Saturday, overcoming holdouts from his own ranks and floor tensions that boiled over after a chaotic week that tested the new GOP majority’s ability to govern.
McCarthy's remaining far-right opponents voted present early Saturday morning, allowing him to clinch the speakership and put an end to four days of deadlock.
The next House speaker had to be elected before the new Congress could be sworn in, with Republicans in the House majority and Democrats in the Senate majority.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new government is vexing the Biden administration as it embarks on policies that U.S. officials fear will run counter to longstanding American goals.
Mexico’s capture of a son of former Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán this week likely is an isolated nod to a drug war strategy that Mexico’s current administration has abandoned rather than a sign that President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s thinking has changed.
After a dramatic 1-vote loss late Friday, the House quickly regrouped and elected Kevin McCarthy speaker of the House in an early Saturday morning vote.
Iran says it has executed two men convicted of allegedly killing a paramilitary volunteer, the latest executions aimed at halting the nationwide protests now challenging the country’s theocracy.
Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL) nearly came to blows with Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) as frustrations exploded on Friday night in the House of Representatives, with the 14th ballot for speaker leaving Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) one vote short. Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC) was seen physically restraining Rogers...
Two thus-far holdouts who have not voted for Rep-elect Kevin McCarthy for Speaker of the House joined 'Hannity' in the 'Hannity Hot Seat' on Friday evening.
Freshly elected Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) pledged to usher in a new era for the House of Representatives after a grueling four-day election that took 15 ballots. McCarthy said his position heading into the 118th Congress is strong despite major concessions to 20 conservative opponents...
President Joe Biden has conferred high honors on those who stood against the Jan. 6 Capitol mob two years ago and the menacing effort in state after state to upend the election.
Top Border Patrol officials say agents are beyond frustrated ahead of President Biden's visit to the southern border on Sunday, as they try to deal with the two-year crisis.
The House will not vote on the rules that will govern the 118th Congress after Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) won the speaker's gavel in a high-drama vote on early Saturday morning. The rules vote will take place Monday, according to Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN). MCCARTHY ERA: MCCARTHY FINALLY ELECTED...
Another Mega Millions drawing, another night without a big winner. No one hit all six numbers and won the estimated $940 million jackpot, pushing the lottery prize to an estimated $1.1 billion ahead of the next drawing Tuesday night.
The former secretary of state and Democratic presidential candidate will be joining the Columbia School of International and Public Affairs as a "professor of practice" next month.
In Nebraska, Dan Osborn, an independent, is in a tight race with Senator Deb Fischer, and in Texas, Representative Colin Allred is four percentage points behind Senator Ted Cruz.
Dozens of volunteer doctors, nurses and psychologists traveled to the region to treat people whose routines, including medical appointments, were disrupted by the storm.
Sen. JD Vance of Ohio on Saturday declined to characterize Russian President Vladimir Putin as an “enemy,” saying instead that “I think that he’s clearly an adversary. He is a competitor.”
“But I think that we also have to be smart about diplomacy, too,” Vance, who is former President Donald Trump’s running mate, added in an interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that aired Sunday. “Just because we don’t like somebody, doesn’t mean that we can’t occasionally engage in conversations with them.”
His remarks came in response to a question from...
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