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His ousting as Speaker could throw an unruly US House of Representatives into even further disarray.

It was one of many actions he took — over 15 consecutive rounds of voting in January — to win the support of the hard-right of the Republican Party.

One of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's harshest critics plans to make good on his threat to remove the California Republican from his leadership post

His ousting as Speaker could throw an unruly US House of Representatives into even further disarray.

Former Foreign Office chief Simon McDonald (pictured) said he had told staff he voted Remain in the wake of the 2016 referendum to show solidarity with his shell-shocked officials.

Mark Meadows founded one of the most conservative groups in Congress and left early to be White House chief of staff for Donald Trump.

WASHINGTON — Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s backers credit him for pulling a rabbit out of his hat to head off a debt ceiling impasse that could have crippled the U.S. economy,

WASHINGTON — Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s backers credit him for pulling a rabbit out of his hat to head off a debt ceiling impasse that could have crippled the U.S. economy,

To avoid a shutdown, McCarthy needs to repeat his success in avoiding debt default in May, former colleagues say.

When the it comes to the government shutdown, Democrats are all on the same page -- they've grudgingly accepted extremely low spending levels; they're not making any new or extraneous demands; and they see no need to take Americans' health care benefits away to satisfy a bizarre far-right crusade. Are Republicans equally unified? Not so…