WASHINGTON — For Kevin McCarthy, nothing comes easy. In January, he battled his GOP detractors for 15 rounds of voting during a grueling, televised four-day ordeal before he won the House speaker’s ...

The speaker says he'll get the GOP majority to back his deal, as default looms. Kevin McCarthy emerged in January from his historically chaotic speakership election confident, he insisted, that the ...

The debt ceiling deal brokered by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy cleared a major procedural hurdle on Tuesday night, just days before a potential default by the U.S. government.

Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) folded to several demands from his right flank to be elected House speaker — and now, those concessions could come back to haunt him as he attempts to negotiate with the White ...

WASHINGTON — A major debt ceiling bill negotiated by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy passed its first test Tuesday, gaining approval from the Republican-led House Rules Committee ...

The House Republicans’ campaign arm is pitching the debate over a debt ceiling bill that passed the House on Wednesday as a “successful 2024 road test” as the party looks to retain its majority. House ...

As House Republicans work to unveil a debt ceiling proposal tied to long-coveted spending cuts from conservatives, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is privately urging his fellow Republicans to unite ...