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Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailThe ousted speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy, was back on Capitol Hill on Tuesday where he gave…

Months after a humiliating vote by his own party to oust him as speaker of the House, longtime GOP Rep. Kevin McCarthy is days away from exiting Congress on Dec. 31, leaving confusion over who is eligible to run for his seat in a…

“It’s kind of bittersweet,” McCarthy told reporters Thursday. “It’s not the timing I wanted.” For most of his life, McCarthy had his eyes on the top House leadership post that’s second in line for the presidency. After being elected to…

Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Wednesday he will resign from Congress at the end of the year."I know my work is only getting started," McCarthy, R-Calif., said in an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal. Former Speaker of the House…

The House of Representatives voted in October to remove Kevin McCarthy as Speaker, with eight Republicans joining Democrats to vote in favor of the resolution. McCarthy was a staunch supporter of Donald Trump and Trump backed…

Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSaveAs Congress again moved last week to approve a deal to fund the government without any spending cuts, Rep. Chip Roy (R-Tex.), a member of the far-right Freedom Caucus, took to the…

Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSaveBehold, the most-photographed sign in the Capitol!Tourists stop in their tracks when they see it. They snicker and whisper to one another.“They’re going to need to change that!”…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Stalemated over a new House speaker, the Republican majority is meeting behind closed doors Wednesday to try to choose a new leader, but lawmakers warn it could take hours, if…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have no clear idea who will be the next U.S. House speaker, leaving an unprecedented power vacuum in Congress and severely limiting America’s ability to quickly…

Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images Rep. Kevin McCarthy speaks during a press conference in…