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Republicans projected to win House majority, securing GOP trifecta

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., holds the gavel onstage ahead of the start of the first day of…

Bipartisan support grows for Rep. Patrick McHenry to be temporary House speaker

With Rep. Jim Jordan’s candidacy for House speaker in doubt Wednesday, a growing number of Republicans and Democrats were coalescing…

Israel-Hamas war ratchets up pressure on Republicans to select House speaker in coming days

Republican lawmakers are under mounting pressure to settle on a candidate to replace Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House…

House ousts Kevin McCarthy as speaker, a first in U.S. history

WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives on Tuesday ousted Republican Kevin McCarthy as speaker, the first time in history that the chamber…