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 ...

Without a speaker, lawmakers cannot formally certify Donald Trump's win, raising personal stakes for the president-elect to ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional lawmakers said they read the bipartisan debt ceiling bill that will be voted on Wednesday night after a deal was reached between House Speaker Kevin McCarty and ...

Opinion editor's note: Editorials represent the opinions of the Star Tribune Editorial Board, which operates independently from the newsroom. After a brutal 15-ballot floor battle that included untold ...

Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) folded to several demands from his right flank to be elected House speaker — and now, those concessions could come back to haunt him as he attempts to negotiate with the White ...

Congressional GOP leaders are pressing ahead with plans for a House vote Wednesday on the debt ceiling deal, in the face of opposition from conservatives who say the deal does not cut spending enough ...

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 ...

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 ...