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Now that Kevin McCarthy is out of his job as House speaker, one of his top lieutenants is presiding over the chamber while the chamber figures out who will be the next leader

On Tuesday, Donald Trump posted a photo of a judge’s law clerk posing with Sen. Chuck Schumer, saying it was ‘disgraceful’ that the clerk is working with the judge in his New York fraud case. The post was later taken down.

UP govt. faces pressure to conduct caste census from allies, Opposition; BJP banking on PM Modi's face, outreach among OBCs to counter challenge.

GOP presidential candidate Mike Pence, the former vice president, chastised a group of hard-right Republicans who ousted Kevin McCarthy from his role as House speaker Tuesday, saying that “chaos is never America’s friend.”

Republican speaker fails to face down a challenge from a small faction of right-wing conservatives.

The three Illinois Republicans in the House, Mary Miller, Darin LaHood and Mike Bost, voted to keep McCarthy as speaker. All 14 Democrats from Illinois voted to remove him.

North Carolina is holding elections, including for city council and state legislative and executive offices, on Nov. 7, 2023, and March 5, 2024, respectively. A number of candidates running in these elections completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates…

The House of Representatives has entered uncharted territory after a last-ditch, right-wing effort to remove fellow Republican Kevin McCarthy from the speakership succeeded

Colorado is holding elections, including for school boards, on Nov. 7, 2023. A number of candidates running in these elections completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office.