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The G.O.P. leader’s critics include firebrands who will never support him, hard-right ideologues who want to weaken the speakership and slash spending, and others whose desires are harder to pin…
It’s not clear that Steve Scalise, the No. 2 Republican, would be able to win votes for speaker any more readily than Kevin McCarthy. But he is seen by many…
Donald Trump held separate rounds of calls to those opposing Kevin McCarthy as speaker and was surprised when he was met with resistance. Send any friend a story As a…
As the Clerk of the House of Representatives, Cheryl L. Johnson has tried to keep lawmakers in order. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
The Michigan lawmaker becomes the first Senate Democrat to announce she will not be on the ballot next year. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
President Biden is under increasing pressure to confront historic surges of people at the border. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
Josh Shapiro, who will take office as governor this month, says he will nominate Al Schmidt, a longtime Republican official from Philadelphia, to be secretary of the commonwealth. Send any…
The House was scheduled to convene at noon on Thursday after adjourning for the second day in a row without a speaker, after Representative Kevin McCarthy lost a sixth consecutive…
With no unified agenda or clear leadership, Republicans face the prospect that the anti-establishment fervor that has powered the party in recent years could now devour it. Send any friend…
In a brief filed with the justices, the president’s lawyers argued that his administration acted within its authority in moving to forgive hundreds of billions in student debt. Send any…