Kevin McCarthy
Leaderless US House braces for chaotic speaker election
THE race to replace the ousted Republican speaker of the US House of Representatives intensifies this week amid questions over whether anyone is capable of unifying the chaotic party’s warring faction...
With US House leaderless, Jim Jordan to run for top post
REPRESENTATIVE Jim Jordan, a leading antagonist of Democratic President Joe Biden, became the first Republican on Wednesday (Oct 4) to launch a run for Speaker of the House of Representatives to succe...
McCarthy ouster means more turmoil as next shutdown fight looms
Kevin McCarthy’s ouster as US House Speaker plunged Congress into an internal power struggle as it faces key deadlines on avoiding a government shutdown and approving aid for Ukraine – all as the coun...
McCarthy ends third-shortest tenure as US speaker after ouster
KEVIN McCarthy became the shortest-tenured US House speaker in 147 years on Tuesday, ousted by Republican hardliners who toppled him with a rarely used maneuver that had never before succeeded.
US House speaker Kevin McCarthy ejected in brutal, historic rebellion
KEVIN McCarthy was axed on Tuesday as speaker of the US House of Representatives in a brutal, historic rebellion by far-right Republicans furious at his cooperation with Democrats.
US House to vote on leadership challenge to Speaker McCarthy
The US House of Representatives will vote on Tuesday (Oct 3) on a leadership challenge to Speaker Kevin McCarthy by a fellow Republican that could plunge Congress into chaos.
US House speaker’s future remains in jeopardy following shutdown deal
THE future of Republican US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy looked in serious jeopardy on Sunday, with hardliners in his own party moving to oust him and Democrats blaming him for bringing the government...
US House conservatives revolt against leadership, block gas stove bill
A SMALL group of Republicans in the House of Representatives on Tuesday stopped their leaders’ drive to protect gas-fueled stoves from regulation, raising questions about the party’s ability to advanc...
For a change: Bipartisanship in polarised Washington
AFTER weeks of tense negotiations and economic anxiety, the US Senate approved late Thursday (Jun 1) a bipartisan bill to suspend the debt ceiling, sending the legislation to President Joe Biden to si...
Biden, McCarthy signal confidence debt-limit deal will pass Congress
PRESIDENT Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy voiced confidence that their tentative debt-ceiling deal will pass Congress and reach the president’s desk for signature, averting a historic US de...
