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Skip NavigationThe New RepublicThe New Republic The New Republic The New RepublicKevin McCarthy made countless concessions to become speaker of the House, but one...

Newly elected House Speaker Kevin McCarthy sought to rally Republicans with pledges to champion federal spending cuts, strengthen border security and counter “woke indoctrination,” hinting at his dependence on a small group of populist conservatives over the next two years...

Republican leader Kevin McCarthy provided a written offer Thursday to his GOP opponents on rules changes and other demands they’ve sought in exchange for supporting him for speaker. The new concessions from the California Republican — as described by multiple Republicans involved in the negotiations — include promises for floor votes on a balanced budget...

Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly polling roundup. Many of us at FiveThirtyEight have been glued to C-SPAN this week, as we’ve watched the yet-to-be-sworn-in House repeatedly try — and fail — to elect a speaker. With a slim majority in the chamber, Republicans were held hostage by a far-right flank of the party that refused

There is one unmistakable takeaway from Kevin McCarthy losing his fourth and fifth straight votes for speaker yesterday: Donald Trump couldn’t help him one bit...

Skip NavigationThe New RepublicThe New Republic The New Republic The New RepublicKevin McCarthy has now gone 0-6 in his attempts to become the speaker...

Skip NavigationThe New RepublicThe New Republic The New Republic The New RepublicKevin McCarthy yet again failed to secure the House speaker gavel, after six...