A version of this story appears in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Plan B failed because a lesson was learned. McCarthy’s No. 2, Rep. Steve ...

Increasing numbers of Republicans leaving a closed-door meeting said that a plan to give the caretaker speaker, Rep. Patrick McHenry (R., N.C.), powers to bring legislation to the floor was all ...

Hakeem Jeffries thinks he will likely be the new House speaker – and he has been quietly maneuvering every day since he succeeded Nancy Pelosi to make that happen.

Speaker Johnson unveils second plan to avert shutdown, heeds to key Dem demand By . Ryan King. Published Sep. 22, 2024, 5:33 p.m. ET. House Republican leadership on Sunday unveiled its second plan ...

After two straight days of unsuccessful speaker bids, Rep. Jim Jordan started Thursday by not immediately going for a third vote, but instead backing a plan to temporarily empower acting House ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks to reporters following a House Republican conference meeting with Rep. Blake Moore and Rep. Steve Scalise on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 17, 2024.