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  • Kevin McCarthy, Joe BidenFinance

    McCarthy claims he had a ‘good meeting’ with Biden in hourlong debt ceiling talks despite ‘no agreement, no promises’

    By Lisa Mascaro, Seung Min Kim, and others
  • Ilhan OmarPolitics

    America may soon lose a Muslim, African-born lawmaker from its Foreign Affairs Committee: Ilhan Omar

    By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, and others
  • FILE – Then-House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy of Calif., right, joined by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va., speaks to reporters about President Obama’s debt reduction plan and other issues, on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Sept. 20, 2013. Lessons learned from the debt ceiling standoff more than a decade ago are rippling through Washington. Back in 2011 the debate around raising the debt ceiling was eerily familiar. Newly elected House Republicans were eager to confront the Democratic president and force spending cuts. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)Retail

    What Democrats and Republicans can learn from the 2011 debt ceiling showdown

    By Lisa Mascaro and The Associated Press
  • Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., reacts during the 12th round of voting for speaker in the House chamber as the House meets for the fourth day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)Politics

    Kevin McCarthy elected House speaker on post-midnight 15th ballot: ‘It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish’

    By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, and others
  • Matt GaetzPolitics

    Matt Gaetz votes for Donald Trump to be speaker of the House as Republican agony in Congress stretches on

    By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, and others
  • Kevin McCarthyPolitics

    ‘We have no exit strategy’: Republicans don’t have a plan to elect a speaker anytime soon

    By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, and others
  • WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 21: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks during his weekly press conference at the U.S. Capitol on November 21, 2019 in Washington, DC. McCarthy said that his caucus would like to be passing legislation but are unable to do so because the Democrats have focused their efforts on impeaching President Donald Trump. (Photo by Alex Edelman/Getty Images)Politics

    ‘Embarrassing’: Biden criticizes House GOP for failing for a second day to elect a speaker

    By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, and others
  • Kevin McCarthyPolitics

    Kevin McCarthy fails in 4th and 5th speaker votes as Republican chaos in Congress shows no sign of ending

    By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, and others
  • Kevin McCarthyPolitics

    Kevin McCarthy continues quest to overturn historic defeat for speaker’s seat—and says he has Trump’s support

    By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, and others
  • US House Minority Leader, Kevin McCarthy, Republican of California, speaks during his weekly press briefing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on January 21, 2021. (Photo by Nicholas Kamm / AFP) (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images)Politics

    House Republicans adjourn for the day in chaos after failing to elect Kevin McCarthy as speaker in a historic defeat

    By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, and others
  • Kevin McCarthyPolitics

    Kevin McCarthy becomes first speaker candidate in 100 years to lose a vote from his own party

    By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, and others
  • WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 20: Committee chairman Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA) (L) and ranking member Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) attend a business meeting of the House Ways and Means Committee on Capitol Hill on December 20, 2022 in Washington, DC. The committee is meeting to discuss former President Donald Trump’s tax returns and whether to release the information to the public. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)Politics

    Trump’s tax returns, a potential political powder keg, could be released by Congress before GOP gains control of the House

    By Lisa Mascaro and The Associated Press
  • President Joe Biden and Ukraine President Volodymyr ZelenskyyPolitics

    ‘It’s an honor to be by your side’: President Biden welcomes Zelenskyy and pledges to support Ukraine against Russia’s ‘brutal assault’

    By Zeke Miller, Lisa Mascaro, and others
  • WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 17: U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) delivers remarks from the House Chambers of the U.S. Capitol Building on November 17, 2022 in Washington, DC. Pelosi spoke on the future of her leadership plans in the House of Representatives and said she will not seek a leadership role in the upcoming Congress.Politics

    Nancy Pelosi to end her nearly two decade reign as party leader after Democrats lose the House

    By Lisa Mascaro and The Associated Press
  • Nancy PelosiPolitics

    ‘I was very scared’: Nancy Pelosi breaks her silence after her husband was attacked by a man with a hammer in their home

    By Lisa Mascaro and The Associated Press