In an attempt to block Kevin McCarthy from becoming House speaker, Republicans are now comparing Jim Jordan—who doesn’t want the job—to George Washington.

Gaetz wants Kevin McCarthy to stop occupying the House speaker’s office. He didn’t care this much about the rioters occupying the Capitol on January 6.

If Kevin McCarthy pulls it out, dissension deepens. If they move toward Steve Scalise, they’ve elevated “David Duke without the baggage.”

After three rounds of voting, it’s not clear what his plan is for securing the gavel.

This is the first time in 100 years that a majority party's nominee failed to win House speaker in the first round of voting. Congrats to Kevin McCarthy for making history by losing twice.

McCarthy and his allies are scrambling to get enough votes to confirm him as speaker of the House, reportedly even threatening that Republicans who vote against him will lose committee assignments.

Kevin McCarthy said he “had meetings” and couldn’t attend Pelosi’s farewell speech. Here’s a reminder politics wasn’t always this way.

Kevin McCarthy’s withdrawal from the speaker races leaves a gaping void