WASHINGTON — For Kevin McCarthy, nothing comes easy. In January, he battled his GOP detractors for 15 rounds of voting during a grueling, televised four-day ordeal before he won the House speaker’s ...

As House Republicans work to unveil a debt ceiling proposal tied to long-coveted spending cuts from conservatives, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is privately urging his fellow Republicans to unite ...

The speaker says he'll get the GOP majority to back his deal, as default looms. Kevin McCarthy emerged in January from his historically chaotic speakership election confident, he insisted, that the ...

Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s debt ceiling bill is advancing to a key committee Tuesday in its first test of GOP support. The House Rules Committee is scheduled to convene at 3 p.m., and a ...

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has notched several political and policy wins since accepting the gavel after a historically chaotic vote. But with some of those accomplishments achieved in part ...

WASHINGTON, April 25 (Reuters) - Republican lawmakers who control the U.S. House of Representatives will be tested in coming days to muster the 218 votes needed to adopt a plan to slash spending while ...

Donald Trump offered his full support for House Speaker Mike Johnson. Johnson is hoping to be reelected as House speaker on Friday. Trump's endorsement may quell a growing frustration about Johnson's ...