House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is nothing if not a political survivor. Underestimated from the start, the Republican was never ...

Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) says his proposal to cap discretionary spending won’t hurt defense programs, but fellow ...

After the White House and Republicans in Congress reached a tentative agreement on the debt ceiling, House Speaker Kevin ...

President Biden and Rep. Kevin McCarthy have different reasons for striking a debt deal, but the public is thirsty for compromise, and both men stand to benefit.

Sunday night phone call between president and Republican House speaker reported to have struck a more positive tone. Plus, ...

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The final vote on Thursday night came after leaders put down a revolt by some senators who raised concerns that the ...

President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) accomplished the difficult task of reaching a tentative agreement ...

Sue Altman, the leader of a progressive organization in New Jersey, announced Wednesday that she would run for the House seat ...

This is going to be literally decades of changing the trajectory we have built into the system overspending year after year ...

Senate Republicans are aiming to bypass defense spending cuts in the debt limit deal, which caps spending over the next two ...

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