Kevin McCarthy

The House is scheduled to leave town for a two-week spring recess at the end of Friday’s session, and it’s doubtful any vote on removing Johnson would be imminent

The US president is also attempting to unblock aid to Ukraine and Israel approved by the Senate

The temporary measure will run to March 1 for some federal agencies whose approved funds are set to run out Friday and extend the remainder of government operations to March 8

Going after an official for a policy dispute, in this instance over the claim that Mayorkas is not upholding immigration laws, is unprecedented

About two dozen Democrats have indicated they won’t seek reelection, with half running for another elected office. Meanwhile, only 14 Republicans have said they are not seeking another term

Republicans close ranks to pass on the floor an inquiry that is in fact already underway

His announcement capped a stunning end for the one-time deli owner from Bakersfield who became second in line to the presidency before a contingent of hard-right conservatives engineered his removal

Even though McCarthy struck a surprising debt deal with Biden earlier this year that set a course to reduce federal deficits by $1.5 trillion over the next decade, a conservative victory, it exists mainly on paper

The bill proposed by House Speaker Mike Johnson is similar to the one that cost his predecessor, Kevin McCarthy, his job

Federal agencies are making plans for a shutdown that would shutter government services and halt paychecks for millions of federal workers and military troops

Republicans put an end to three weeks of chaos that left the chamber paralyzed by picking an evangelical Christian who tried to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election

The Republican congressman had been selected just hours earlier by his conference to bid to replace McCarthy

The No. 3 Republican still has to face a full House vote, where it is not certain he will have the support of his entire conference

Nine lawmakers are aspiring to the position amid the division and chaos of the Republican Party

The chamber remained deadlocked as the GOP scrambled to find a replacement for Kevin McCarthy

The House is considering granting limited powers to Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry to overcome the legislative impasse caused by the speakership debacle

The Ohio representative fell 17 votes short of the necessary majority. The second vote is expected to be on Wednesday morning

Jim Jordan is working against the clock to secure the 217 votes he needs to be elected to the position. But there are growing calls for a candidate with bipartisan support

A floor vote that could turn into a showdown is set for Tuesday. Former President Donald Trump ally took a cooperative tone vowing to ‘bring all Republicans together’ if he becomes House speaker

The Ohio congressman now must try to unite colleagues from the deeply divided House GOP majority around his bid ahead of a floor vote, which could push to next week

The Louisiana representative, who had narrowly won the nomination to succeed Kevin McCarthy as speaker, abandons his efforts due to lack of support

The Louisiana lawmaker must peel off more than 100 votes mostly from his chief rival, Rep. Jim Jordan, the Judiciary Committee chairman favored by hardliners and Trump

It is uncertain whether Jim Jordan, the hard-liner backed by Donald Trump, will throw his support to Scalise in what is certain to be a close vote of the full House

After a marathon day of meetings, no one is guaranteed to succeed Kevin McCarthy, who was ousted last week after an uprising by the party’s hardliners

Two leading contenders for the gavel, Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, were scheduled to address colleagues behind closed doors at a candidate forum on Tuesday, but they appeared to be splitting the vote