McCarthy said he had a discussion with former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., in the days he was trying to wrangle enough votes to get elected speaker. McCarthy claimed that Pelosi promised to support ...

Kevin McCarthy is a conservative U.S. representative from Bakersfield, California, who served for nine months as the 55th ...

Former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy criticized Republican leadership in the lower chamber of Congress for fumbling its ...

A majority of the House is 218 members — but that number is not always required to elect a Speaker. The Speaker is elected by a majority of all members present and voting for a candidate — not ...

For the first time in a century, multiple rounds of voting are taking place on Capitol Hill before a Speaker of the House is selected. For years, it seemed that Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy would ...

WASHINGTON — Unable to elect Republican leader Kevin McCarthy as the new House speaker Tuesday, the Republicans adjourned for the day in disarray as the party tries to regroup from his a historic ...

Reps. Elise Stefanik, Jim Jordan, Mike Johnson and Kevin McCarthy talk on the House floor. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Rep. Kevin McCarthy again failed to cross the threshold to win the House ...

The California Republican opens up on the power plays that brought about one of the most dramatic falls in modern ...

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