KEVIN MCCARTHY

House GOP leaders hoped a red wave would weaken the sway of the most fringe voices. Now the opposite has happened, emboldening both conservatives and moderates.

House Republicans are delaying decisions on prime committee assignments, which could help Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy undercut the opposition to his bid for speaker.

Donald Trump suggested the "termination" of rules and regulations in the Constitution that led to disputed voter fraud in the 2020 election.

An anti-Kevin McCarthy group is pushing the would-be House speaker to adopt a federal budget proposal that cuts woke spending to balance the budget.

GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy's struggle to win 218 votes to be House Speaker threatens to delay Republicans' plans to hit the ground running in the new majority.

The mandate that members of the U.S. military must be vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus would be rescinded this week if Congress passes the annual defense spending bill, The Associated Press is reporting. The COVID-19 vaccine mandate for U.S. military members would be rescinded under the annual defense bill heading for a vote this week in Congress. The National Defense Authorization Act (or NDAA) was unveiled on Tuesday night and it included rescinding the mandate. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby told reporters on Tuesday that both Austin and Biden were in favor of keeping the vaccine mandate in place. The legislation mandates that the Pentagon rescind the vaccine mandate within 30 days of the president signing the bill into law.

As of early this month, about 99% of the active-duty troops in the Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps had been vaccinated, and 98% of the Army.

Even before Republicans take control of the House, their narrow majority is exposing the rift between the party’s right-flank Freedom Caucus and its shrinking center-right.

The COVID-19 vaccine mandate for members of the U.S. military would be rescinded under the annual defense bill heading for a vote this week in Congress.

It also requires the defense secretary to rescind the COVID-19 vaccination mandate. Asked about the matter over the weekend, Austin told reporters he still supports the vaccine for U.S. troops. Service members who are not vaccinated are not allowed to deploy, particularly sailors or Marines on ships. More than 8,000 active-duty service members were discharged for failure to obey a lawful order when they refused the vaccine. The defense bill will support up to about $858 billion in spending.

The COVID-19 vaccine mandate for members of the U.S. military would be rescinded under the annual defense bill heading for a vote this week in Congress.

The Dec. 16 deadline for Congress to pass a new spending agreement to avoid a government shutdown is quickly approaching, but lawmakers are still at a “pretty significant impasse."

“This is actually about building an economic strategy that goes beyond semiconductors,” said Brian Deese, director of the White House National Economic Council. The White House has simultaneously launched a video campaign to highlight the array of non-tech jobs associated with the semiconductor industry. Biden has visited four other computer chip sites since September, with the highly paid factory jobs promising spillover hiring for construction, janitorial services and other businesses. Ronnie Chatterji, White House coordinator for the chip investments, said these investments will shape entire regions of the country in ways that are overlooked now. “Ten years from now we’ll be talking about all the jobs in Arizona,” Chatterji said in an interview.

The family of U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who died a day after the January 6 attack, did not shake hands with Republican lawmakers Mitch McConnell or Kevin McCarthy at a ceremony honoring officers who responded to the riot. Sicknick's brother told CBS News that he snubbed them because they "can't stand up for what's right and wrong."

Rep. Andy Biggs, who failed three weeks ago in a vote among House Republicans to lead the conference, is mounting another challenge to Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) — for speaker.

Deceased Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick's brother said of Republican leaders that "they have no idea what integrity is."

At a medal ceremony commemorating the heroism of Capitol police officers who resisted the violence by Trump supporters on Jan. 6, 2021, police officers and their family members pointedly refused to shake hands with the two highest-ranking Republican lawmakers, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy.

Outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., presided over the ceremony to bestow the highest honor given by Congress. Yet neither man voted to impeach Trump, earning the derision of many Capitol Police officers and their families. He provoked an attack on the Capitol, an attack on our democracy," Cheney told NBC News. Cheney went on to serve as the vice chairman of the House Jan. 6 select committee investigating the attack on the Capitol. Last week, McCarthy indicated in a letter to House Jan. 6 committee Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., that House Republicans would launch a new investigation of the committee itself.

Jan. 6 Congressional Gold Medal recipients snub GOP officials: 'it's self-explanatory'

Arizona Rep. Andy Biggs is challenging Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy for speaker of the House during an official vote in January when the new Congressional takes power.

The White House has simultaneously launched a video campaign to highlight the array of non-tech jobs associated with the semiconductor industry. Biden has visited four other computer chip sites since September, with the highly paid factory jobs promising spillover hiring for construction, janitorial services and other businesses. Sarzoza's company will clean the semiconductor plant, with workers wearing what's known as a “bunny suit” to prevent any contamination from hair and skin. Ronnie Chatterji, White House coordinator for the chip investments, said these investments will shape entire regions of the country in ways that are overlooked now. “Ten years from now we’ll be talking about all the jobs in Arizona,” Chatterji said in an interview.

Top House and Senate leaders have bestowed Congress' highest honor on law enforcement officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

The Marine Corps' top general is warning that the military's vaccine mandate is harming recruiting, a troubling development as all branches of the military face a recruiting crisis.

True, the U.S. Senate is still in the hands of the godless Democrats who want to destroy America, but the House now belongs to Republicans.

House GOP Leader McCarthy says he met with President Biden last week and vowed that the military vaccine mandate will end or the national defense bill will not move forward.

Incoming House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark said her generation could bring a new perspective to Congress because her kids grew up being scared about climate change and gun violence.

The following is a transcript of an interview with Democratic Rep. Pete Aguilar of California that aired Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022, on "Face the Nation."

Kevin McCarthy claims he worked out a deal with President Biden as part of a defense bill, but White House officials say nothing has been finalized.

"They have not articulated a vision for addressing the economic concerns of the American people," Jeffries said of House Republicans to CNN.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said GOP agenda issues such as immigration could be held up if fellow Republicans don't vote for him as speaker of the House next month.

Rep. David Joyce (R-Ohio) on Sunday said he supports House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to be the next Speaker and said calls by far-right Republicans to include a motion to vacate the chair in next Congress’s set of House rules were a “stupid idea.” Joyce told “This Week” anchor George Stephanopoulos on ABC that…

Rep. McCarthy is still likely to win the House Speaker role on January 3rd. However, managing the majority and achieving its legislative and political goals in another matter.

GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy's opponents received significant financial help from the Californian Republican and his allies before turning against his bid to become speaker.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy spoke to "Jesse Watters Primetime" about the White House State Dinner with French President Emmanuel Macron and what his caucus thought.

A state dinner is a high diplomatic honor, one the United States bestows only on its closest allies — like France, one of America’s oldest. Guests began trickling in to the White House as the sun set, dressed to impress and looking forward to saying they played a small part in history -- the first state dinner hosted by the Bidens. Guests dined on rented tableware because place settings from the White House china collection are not allowed to be removed from the executive mansion. The White House had not held a state dinner since September 2019, largely because of the COVID-19 pandemic, which put a damper on gatherings of large numbers of people. And tens of thousands of people will stream through the White House this month, including tourists and others invited to nearly a month’s worth of holiday receptions.

A state dinner is high gloss. It throws people off their game. And that might be the necessary wonder of it all.

A state dinner is a high diplomatic honor, one the United States bestows only on its closest allies — like France, one of America’s oldest. The wives had their museum outing while their husbands held talks at the White House. Guests dined on rented tableware because place settings from the White House china collection are not allowed to be removed from the executive mansion. The White House had not held a state dinner since September 2019, largely because of the COVID-19 pandemic, which put a damper on gatherings of large numbers of people. And tens of thousands of people will stream through the White House this month, including tourists and others invited to nearly a month’s worth of holiday receptions.

House Democrats unanimously chose Rep. James Clyburn of South Carolina for a new role in party leadership next year.

President Joe Biden's first White House state dinner has drawn big names from the worlds of entertainment, politics, business and fashion to celebrate French President Emmanuel Macron.

McCarthy vowed Republicans would launch their own inquiry into “why the Capitol complex was not secure” on the day a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol seeking to stop the certification of Joe Biden’s electoral win.

A coalition of immigration groups and former Trump officials are urging congressional leaders to take action to block an amnesty push in the lame-duck session of Congress.

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy is demanding that the Select Committee on Jan. 6 preserve documents related to its investigation into the Capitol riot.

Twitter users blasted White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre’s claims during Wednesday’s press conference that President Biden has visited the southern border as false.

Three of the House Republicans who are opposing Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy's speaker bid spoke with Fox News Digital about their objections to him.

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre insisted Wednesday that President Biden has been to the border, despite him having not visited since becoming president.

Jeffries will succeed long-standing Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who has led House Democrats for the past 20 years.

President Biden's administration will send an additional $53 million to fix Ukraine's electrical grid. Vladimir Putin has targeted Ukrainian infrastructure amid bitter winter.

The uproar over Trump’s dinner with Kanye West and Nick Fuentes has now reached the Republican Senate leadership, along with the Jewish community.

New York congressman Hakeem Jeffries has been elected House Democratic leader and will become in the new year the first Black American to lead a major political party in Congress.

Having built her reputation as a MAGA flamethrower, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is trying to figure out how to become more powerful, even as Trump looks weaker.

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Condemnation of former president Donald Trump's dinner with Ye and Nick Fuentes -- who have both espoused antisemitic views -- came from the top two Republicans in Congress on Tuesday.

Without intervention by Congress, the effects of a potential rail workers strike could begin to hit the U.S. economy as soon as this weekend.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters that anyone meeting with people advocating that point of view "are highly unlikely to ever be elected president of the United States."

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell condemned former President Trump for his dinner with Kanye West and white nationalist Nick Fuentes, saying anyone who meets with anti-semitic individuals are "highly unlikely" to be elected president.

President Joe Biden says he hopes lawmakers can work together to fund the government, boost spending for Ukraine and avert a crippling rail strike.

House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is in the fight of his political life as he seeks enough GOP backing to become the next speaker of the House.

The intense firefight over Ukraine has the Pentagon rethinking its weapons stockpiles.

The United States is sending an additional $400 million in ammunition and generators to Ukraine.

Republican U.S. Rep. David Valadao has defeated Democrat Rudy Salas in a Central Valley district, overcoming a strong Democratic registration advantage and fallout from his vote to impeach then-President Donald Trump.

Even with their threadbare House majority, Republicans doubled down this week on using their new power to investigate the Biden administration and in particular the president’s son.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the attack on her husband, Paul, by an intruder in their family home made her think about staying on as the House Democratic leader.

The Republican Party’s capture of the House majority is upending the agenda in Washington, empowering GOP lawmakers to pursue conservative goals and vigorously challenge the policies of President Joe Biden and his administration.

U.S. Rep. Mike Garcia has been reelected in California in a victory that hands Republicans control of the House.

Republicans have won control of the U.S. House.

Republicans have won control of the U.S. House, returning the party to power in Washington and giving conservatives leverage to blunt President Joe Biden’s agenda and spur a flurry of investigations.

President Joe Biden is asking Congress to provide more than $37 billion in aid to Ukraine.

House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy has cleared the first major step toward becoming House speaker.

Republicans are on the cusp of retaking control of the House, just one victory shy of the 218 seats the party needs to secure a majority.

With Republicans just one win away from gaining control of the House, Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy is maneuvering to lock up support to become the next House speaker.

Congress is returning to an extremely volatile post-election landscape.

With control of the House still hanging in the balance, Speaker Nancy Pelosi is staying mum on her future plans.

The results of the midterm election are raising questions about the future of American support for Ukraine.

A handful of closely matched California U.S. House races could determine which party controls the chamber.

President Joe Biden has nominated a new commissioner to steer the IRS forward as it gets a massive funding boost.

The U.S. will send $400 million more in military aid to Ukraine amid concerns financial assistance for the war against Russia could decline if Republicans take control of Congress.

A string of California U.S. House races remains in play, and the outcome could make the difference in which party controls the chamber next year.

Republicans inched closer to a narrow House majority while control of the Senate hinges on tight Arizona, Nevada and Georgia races.

With the promise of a red wave receding, Republicans are facing the stark reality that any return to power would mean presiding over a narrowly split Congress.

Wednesday was a day for sorting, sifting and framing of an expensive, exhaustive and highly negative midterm election campaign.

Struggling to claw back power, Republicans are pushing state by state to break the Democrats’ one-party hold on Washington.

President Joe Biden will aim to assert America’s global leadership during his upcoming visit to Southeast Asia for meetings with world leaders.

President Joe Biden has notched an envious record on jobs, with 10.3 million gained during his tenure.

President Joe Biden says he is feeling “really good” about Democrats’ chances in the midterm elections, even as he traveled to the Chicago area to support two House members who are facing more competitive reelection battles than expected.

President Joe Biden’s travel itinerary for his last big campaign swing before the midterm elections reveals his defensive stance in the campaign’s closing days.

The House GOP’s Class of 2022 midterm candidates includes a distinct group — a new generation of political outsiders, populists and some extremists.

Many Republican candidates are seeking to capitalize on Americans’ precarious financial situations heading into next week’s midterm elections to vilify a key component of President Joe Biden’s climate agenda: electric vehicles.

Republican U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina is getting a reelection boost from House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy.

A group of progressive Democrats has retracted a letter to the White House urging President Joe Biden to engage in direct diplomatic talks with Russia.

President Joe Biden has given a pep talk to Democratic organizers at party headquarters and around the country, with the midterm elections two weeks away.

Democrats have held both chambers of Congress and the presidency for two years but may not have such consolidated power for much longer.

IRS pleas for more funding from Congress finally paid off this summer.

House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy warns that Republicans will not write a “blank check” for Ukraine if they win back the House majority.

President Joe Biden’s visit to California and Oregon this week comes close to Election Day and shows how Democrats are calling in reinforcements in states that are typically afterthoughts for the party.

Two of Nevada’s four U.S. House races will be in the swing-seat spotlight Nov. 8 as Democratic incumbents Susie Lee and Steven Horsford seek reelection in the western battleground state.

The race for Los Angeles mayor has taken a nasty turn, with both candidates sharpening attacks.

Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene once was shunned as a political pariah for her extremist rhetoric.

The enthusiasm for Donald Trump’s unique brand of nationalist populism has cut into traditional Democratic strongholds in places such as Monongahela in western Pennsylvania.

House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is rolling out his party's Trump-like midterm election agenda.

House Democrats have pushed through a long-sought policing and public safety package after overcoming internal differences on legislation they plan to make central to their election-year pitch.