By LISA MASCARO and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - House leader Kevin McCarthy is getting closer to victory in the grueling, hard-fought struggle to become speaker of the new Congress. On the fourth day of voting, 15 of…
By LISA MASCARO and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The House stalemate over choosing a new speaker is continuing. Kevin McCarthy is determined to win over enough fellow Republicans, but he failed again on Thursday. This is Day…
By LISA MASCARO and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republicans plowed through the second day of the new Congress, with no clear off-ramp from their political chaos over electing leader Kevin McCarthy as the new speaker. They…
By LISA MASCARO, FARNOUSH AMIRI and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is falling far short in voting to become House speaker. House Republicans fell into a tangle on the opening day of the new…