When Speaker Kevin McCarthy failed to keep his leadership ... alternative who would have the support needed to win the gavel – and McCarthy said Tuesday night he will not try for the speakership ...

Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif ... bouts of stunned silence and one very vigorous swing of a gavel in the House chamber. Here are some of the most dramatic moments from the historic vote.

Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is in the fight of his political ... skeptics on his right flank as he reaches for the speaker's gavel. With a slim House majority in the midterm elections ...

Matt Gaetz strode into House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy’s office on ... holdouts abruptly changed course allowing McCarthy to win the speaker’s gavel on his 15th attempt. Before the final ...

McCarthy finally won the speaker's gavel after historic 15 rounds of voting. The House Republican leadership standoff ended early Saturday morning with Kevin McCarthy winning the speaker's gavel ...

Kevin McCarthy’s failure to lock down the votes ... right-wingers that may blow up his dreams of the speaker’s gavel. But his difficulties also come with a large helping of irony.

House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy of California is making his second run at the speakership, but he is facing resistance from enough hardliners in his party that he failed to seize the gavel on the ...

Kevin McCarthy peeled off enough Republican holdouts on the 15th ballot to end the four-day marathon contest. McCarthy, a California Republican, took hold of the gavel after appeasing members of ...

Kevin Hern of Oklahoma ... it took 15 rounds of voting across four days for McCarthy to secure the support he needed to win the gavel. His victory followed days of negotiating with the far ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is in the fight of his political ... his right flank as he reaches for the speaker’s gavel. With a slim House majority in the midterm ...