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As House Republicans work to unveil a debt ceiling proposal tied to long-coveted spending cuts from conservatives, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is privately urging his fellow Republicans to unite ...

Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) folded to several demands from his right flank to be elected House speaker — and now, those concessions could come back to haunt him as he attempts to negotiate with the White ...

In a win for GOP leadership, Rep. Thomas Massie backed the rule. The debt ceiling deal brokered by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy cleared a major procedural hurdle on Tuesday ...

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After weeks of unnecessary brinksmanship by Republican leadership in Congress, the White House negotiators and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached an agreement to raise the debt ceiling on Saturday.