The relationship between House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell could be strained as they face disagreements on issues such as government shutdown, possible Biden impeachment, and Ukraine funding.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is courting Orthodox Jewish leaders in an effort to secure their support and maintain his slim majority in the House of Representatives.
House Republican leader, Kevin McCarthy, faces the tough choice of either risking a government shutdown or alienating the hard-right flank of his party, which could lead to the loss of his speakership, as the House must pass a spending package to keep the federal government open before the end of the fiscal year on September 30th.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is facing a significant threat to his position as factions within the Republican Party feud and consider turning on him during the battle to fund the government, with some ultra-conservatives and centrist Republicans expressing dissatisfaction with his leadership.
Several Senate Republicans are supporting House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's move to initiate an impeachment inquiry against President Biden over allegations of "abuse of power, obstruction, and corruption," despite growing skepticism from GOP leaders in the upper chamber.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is standing firm on a short-term government funding deal negotiated by members of the House Freedom Caucus and Main Street Caucus, despite opposition from conservative members who claim they have not read the deal.
A small group of centrist Democrats are secretly negotiating with Republicans close to Speaker Kevin McCarthy in an attempt to reach a last-minute deal to fund the government and prevent a shutdown, as they are concerned that their own party cannot stop a shutdown on its own due to the intransigence of conservative members.
Senate Republicans predict that Speaker Kevin McCarthy will need to reach out to House Democrats in order to prevent a government shutdown, as they don't believe he will be able to unify the entire GOP conference behind a measure to keep federal departments and agencies open.
Despite threats from conservative Republicans to remove him, Rep. Kevin McCarthy's position as Speaker of the House is secure as there are no viable alternatives that the majority of Republicans would support.
House Freedom Caucus members and other hardline Republican conservatives are furious with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy for relying on Democratic votes to pass a short-term funding extension, but it remains uncertain whether they will take action to oust him as speaker.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's speakership is at risk as Democrats, led by Representative Ilhan Omar, demand a 50-50 power-sharing agreement and concessions in exchange for saving him from a potential government shutdown and a threatened motion to vacate his speakership by conservative members of the GOP conference.
House members are being confronted with the second historic Speakership battle in a year as Rep. Matt Gaetz moves to force a vote on ousting Speaker Kevin McCarthy, with the decision ultimately resting on how Democrats vote.
House Republicans are in uncharted territory as they search for a replacement for Rep. Kevin McCarthy as speaker, with Reps. Jim Jordan and Steve Scalise both announcing their plans to run for the position.
House Republicans are facing internal turmoil and searching for a replacement for Speaker Kevin McCarthy after he was ousted in an unprecedented vote, leaving the party in disarray and raising doubts about their ability to carry out basic legislative functions.
The recent removal of Kevin McCarthy as the speaker of the House highlights the dysfunction and chaos within the House Republican Party, ultimately hindering bipartisan dealmaking and responsible governance, which is particularly concerning for Ukraine and its need for funding in the face of regional tensions.
House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy was ousted as speaker after a small group of GOP rebels joined with Democrats in an unprecedented vote, marking the latest downfall of Republican leaders who helped launch the populist movement that led to Donald Trump's ascent to the White House.
Democrats are uniting around Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York as their choice for speaker, while Republicans are grappling with the question of who will become House speaker after Kevin McCarthy and are considering candidates like Steve Scalise, Jim Jordan, and Kevin Hern.
With the ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), the role of House speaker is currently vacant, leaving the chamber in a state of uncertainty and a looming deadline to pass appropriations bills.
A group of GOP representatives wrote a letter expressing their disapproval of the ousting of Rep. Kevin McCarthy as speaker, stating that it goes against the will of the majority of Republicans and calling for a review of the rules changes made earlier this year; meanwhile, House Republicans are scrambling to elect a new speaker and pass spending bills before government funding runs out.
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi denied promising to support Rep. Kevin McCarthy as he was ousted as speaker by a group of hardline Republicans, stating that the decision was made by Democratic members and citing reasons such as the impeachment inquiry into President Biden and McCarthy's support for former President Trump.
Multiple House Democrats had indicated their willingness to help former Speaker Kevin McCarthy avoid being ousted, potentially by voting "present," but ultimately joined with Republicans to remove McCarthy from leadership.
Rep. Kevin McCarthy is open to serving as House speaker again if enough Republicans who voted for his removal are willing to reinstate him.
Republican Rep. Nancy Mace voted against Republican Congressman Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House because he failed to keep promises, such as presenting a budget and addressing important issues like gun violence and women's rights.
Despite being voted out by his own caucus, Republican Kevin McCarthy is open to retaking the position of Speaker of the House if asked, while his fellow Republicans contemplate their next move amidst the international crisis in Israel.
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are under pressure from the ongoing war in the Middle East and the possibility of another government shutdown as they work to select a successor to former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, with Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan emerging as the main candidates.
The Republican majority in the House is struggling to unite behind a new nominee for speaker following Kevin McCarthy's ouster, with Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan splitting the vote among their colleagues.
House Republicans are set to choose a replacement for Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House, with Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan as the front-runners, but it remains uncertain whether a consensus will be reached quickly due to the ongoing crises in the Middle East and government funding.
Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy questions how a small number of Republicans led to ongoing turmoil among the GOP conference as they struggle to find a new Speaker.
House Republicans are in disarray and are struggling to find a replacement for Rep. Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House, with their nominee Rep. Steve Scalise facing opposition from certain members of the Republican conference.
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is endorsing Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan for the position of House Speaker, as Rep. Austin Scott has also announced his candidacy. McCarthy believes Jordan is better prepared and has the votes to become the next Speaker, while Scott emphasizes the need for a functioning House.
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy sparred with CNN's Manu Raju over the GOP's nomination of Rep. Jim Jordan to replace McCarthy, with McCarthy expressing confidence in Jordan's election despite the uncertain outcome and criticizing Democrats for trying to bring chaos.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy announced his support for Rep. Jim Jordan as Speaker, following Jordan's nomination by Republicans, but Jordan is still short of the 217 votes needed to secure the position.
Republicans are still struggling to replace Speaker Kevin McCarthy, resulting in failed votes, chronic infighting, and a standstill in the House of Representatives, despite the urgent need for action on various issues.
California Rep. Kevin McCarthy criticizes the eight House Republicans who joined Democrats in his ouster as speaker, vowing to support Rep. Jim Jordan as his replacement and calling their actions a disruptive mistake.
House Republicans' decision to remove House Speaker Kevin McCarthy with a small number of votes will be seen as a bipartisan failure, according to Rep. Larry Bucshon, causing concern about America's ability to function and appear strong on the global stage.
House Republicans who voted to remove Rep. Kevin McCarthy as speaker are urging their colleagues to elect Rep. Jim Jordan as speaker and are willing to accept punishment, though one member was mistakenly included in the offer.
Former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy acknowledges that the Republican conference is in a dire situation following his removal and the ongoing chaos over who should be the next Speaker.
Nine Republicans are vying for the role of House speaker, but it is uncertain if any of them can gather enough support to reach the required votes, potentially leaving the House in limbo nearly three weeks after Kevin McCarthy's ousting.
House Republicans have begun voting on speaker candidates again, with GOP Reps Byron Donalds, Chuck Fleischmann, Mark Green, Mike Johnson, and Roger Williams all in the running; meanwhile, some lawmakers are split over a potential Kevin McCarthy-Jim Jordan unity ticket, and there are concerns that if the GOP doesn't unite, someone may make a deal with the Democrats.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is considering a plan to become House speaker again, with Rep. Jim Jordan as the assistant speaker, in a bid to unite warring factions within the House Republican Conference.
