News with the tag "Kevin McCarthy"

The U.S. House of Representatives won’t get back to work on crypto legislation if Republicans can’t unify behind majority choice Steve Scalise – or some alternative – after the party’s ousting of Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) derailed the congressional agenda.

The GOP’s halls are echoing with the sound of frantic footsteps as members attempt to determine who will step up to claim the gavel left behind by the unseated Kevin McCarthy. The shockwaves from this unprecedented shift in the party’s hierarchy are reshaping the political landscape of Capitol Hill,...

Dissension filled the air in Washington as Kevin McCarthy, the once unyielding Republican Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, met an unprecedented downfall, marking a first in the annals of American politics. With his removal, Congress plunges into deeper uncertainty, teetering on the prec...

Eight Republicans voted against Republican Representative McCarthy, making it the first time in U.S. history that the House Speaker has been ousted by Congress.

US House Republicans are gearing up to use the looming threat of a government shutdown as an opportunity to confront Democrats over border enforcement. This tactic aims to put aside internal disagreements among GOP lawmakers regarding the extent and location of federal spending cuts while simultaneo...

Kevin McCarthy, the U.S. House Speaker, showed exasperation as he confronted fellow Republicans in a dramatic standoff concerning federal spending. His message was clear – there’s no winner if the government faces a shutdown. Yet, this looming crisis underscores the deep fissures within the Republic...

Following the grueling negotiation process that resulted in a tentative agreement with the White House regarding the U.S. debt ceiling, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy now faces a new test: rallying approval for the deal in the House of Representatives. This is a body known for its fractional divisions...

On the cusp of the weekend, the 46th President of the United States, Joe Biden, and Kevin McCarthy, a leading Congressional Republican, brokered an agreement in principle to suspend the towering $31.4 trillion federal government debt ceiling. This critical breakthrough comes after a period of prolon...

United States President Joe Biden has urged the United States Congress to “pass the agreement right away.“

United States President Joe Biden has urged both the United States House and Senate to "pass the agreement right away."