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Kevin McCarthy: The Republican Speaker of the House

Kevin McCarthy, a California Republican, was elected House Speaker for the 118th US Congress last Saturday, a powerful position that puts him second in line for the American presidency. Mr…

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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about U.S.-Mexico border security and enforcement, at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 5, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Biden To Mark Jan. 6 Attacks With Medals For 'Heroes'

President Joe Biden on Friday is set to mark the second anniversary of the U.S. Capitol attack with an award ceremony for "heroes" from law enforcement, politics and civil service for their…

06 January 2023

The chair of the Speaker of the House sits empty for a third straight day as members of the House gather for another expected round of voting for a new Speaker on the third day of the 118th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 5, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

U.S. House Speaker Fight Enters Fourth Day Amid Antebellum-Era Dysfunction

Republican Kevin McCarthy's perilous quest to become speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives entered the fourth day on Friday, with a scale of congressional dysfunction not seen since before the…

06 January 2023

A person holds a Puerto Rican flag in front of the Capitol building during a protest of teachers demanding salary increase and better working conditions, in San Juan, Puerto Rico February 9, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo

Puerto Rico Independence Vote Bill Passes U.S. House

Puerto Rico's movement for greater self-government got a boost on Thursday in the U.S. House of Representatives, which passed a bill for a referendum on three potential futures although the measure…

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U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) listens to applause from her House colleagues after she announced that she will remain in Congress but will not run for re-election as Speaker of the House after Republicans were projected to win control of the House of Representatives, on the floor of the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., November 17, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

Pelosi To Step Down From U.S. House Leadership, Passing To A New Generation

Nancy Pelosi, the trailblazing Democrat who as the first woman U.S. House of Representatives speaker shepherded landmark legislation and led two impeachments, said on Thursday she will give up her…

17 November 2022

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks to reporters after McCarthy was nominated by fellow Republicans to be their leader or the Speaker of the House if they take control in the next Congress, following House Republican leadership elections at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., November 15, 2022. REUTERS/Michael A. McCoy

Republicans Win U.S. House Majority, Setting Stage For Divided Government

Republicans were projected to win a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday, setting the stage for two years of divided government as President Joe Biden's Democratic Party held…

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