McCarthy privately outlines new GOP plan to avert shutdown, setting up clash with Senate
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy privately outlined to members a new GOP plan to keep the government open on Wednesday after a marathon two-and-a-half-hour GOP conference meeting.
2023-09-21 08:21
McCarthy says US House Republicans to vote on defense spending bill Thursday
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Republicans will try again to move forward on fiscal 2024
2023-09-21 07:55
House Democrats weigh risky strategy: Whether to save McCarthy
House Democrats have begun internal discussions about how to deal with the prospects of a chaotic situation: The possibility that Speaker Kevin McCarthy could lose his job in an unprecedented vote on the floor.
2023-09-21 07:27
McCarthy says defense spending bill will get a vote this week 'win or lose'
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Sunday that the Defense Department appropriations bill that was paused last week before it even made it to the floor for debate will come up for a vote this week "win or lose."
2023-09-18 00:47
Kevin McCarthy stares down another right-wing revolt
Facing renewed threats to his speakership, Kevin McCarthy is making a strategic bet: his critics don't have the votes to oust him -- and if they do, he'll grind it out on the floor again as he did back in January.
2023-09-15 03:47
Exclusive: Pelosi defends Trump impeachment approach in face of GOP inquiry into Biden
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday defended her approach to the first impeachment of then-President Donald Trump in 2019, in her first public comments on the Republican effort to launch an inquiry into President Joe Biden.
2023-09-14 08:20
Fact-checking McCarthy's claims while launching Biden impeachment inquiry
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy made several unproven claims Tuesday while announcing the opening of a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.
2023-09-14 02:57
McCarthy faces a threat to oust him as speaker. Here's how that could work
The impending showdown on Capitol Hill over government funding represents a significant leadership test for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. The road ahead is rocky as the speaker faces tough vote math, major challenges and the potential threat of a conservative revolt against his speakership.
2023-09-13 18:17
McCarthy faces threat as US House speaker despite impeachment move
By David Morgan WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will confront a fractured caucus on Wednesday, with his
2023-09-13 07:50
Family flees smoking hotel after earthquake
Jean McCarthy, from Crowborough, said her daughter and son-in-law were in Marrakesh when it hit.
2023-09-11 00:48
Congress poised for messy September as McCarthy races to avoid government shutdown
GOP hardliners in the House are eager to play a game of chicken over the end-of-the-month deadline to fund federal agencies, seeking to force the White House and Senate to make a choice: Accept a slew of conservative priorities or risk a debilitating government shutdown.
2023-09-03 19:27
White House focused on McCarthy's impeachment whip count
As House Republicans' impeachment drumbeat grows louder, White House officials are focused on whether House Speaker Kevin McCarthy can summon enough votes to open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, according to two people familiar with the White House's thinking.
2023-09-02 08:47