After a week of paralysis, the House will soon operate again as members take their oaths of office and decide on a set of rules to govern the next Congress.
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) won enough votes to become the next speaker of the House on Friday night after a heated, dayslong stalemate that broke when the GOP leader finally agreed to a series of concessions to his Republican opponents.
Aspiring speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) may have Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-MT) to thank for his failure to end the speaker chaos during the 14th round of voting Friday.
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.
Members of Congress are reconvening for a 10 p.m. vote as Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) makes a 14th attempt at securing the speaker's gavel after losing 13 in a row.
A popular Connecticut lawmaker was killed in a head-on collision while returning home from a swearing-in ceremony for his third term in the state’s General Assembly.
A prominent McCarthy loyalist is foreshadowing early headaches for the aspiring speaker, publicly opposing the House rules package negotiated ahead of the 10 p.m. vote Friday.
