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Just how long can Treasury buy time for Congress to strike a deal to raise the debt limit?

A new Speaker of the House means a new-look Congress. And because Republicans have gained control of the chamber, Oklahoma’s entirely GOP delegation will benefit.

The 55-page plan that Republicans passed Monday night enshrines major changes to how legislating happens, with big consequences for new Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

Will do a forensic kind of review of what happened. i think you're going to see a lot of ties to the trump orbit. this is not what we want to be doing as a country that for so long stood for so much good in the world. >> we have much more on this ahead. but we'll turn to politics in america for a moment. after 14 failed votes and a dramatic friday night on capitol hill, kevin mccarthy is house speaker this morning. the california republican won the gavel. late last week on his 15th try after finally reaching a deal with the detractors from his own party that involved several major concessions ...

Gaetz i think has really set himself out as the leader, if you will, of this rebel kind of faction and forced mccarthy's hands in some significant ways. we heard about some of the concessions coming out over the course of the week, allowing one single member to call for a vote to oust the speaker which makes mccarthy vulnerable, concessions such as allowing for unending amendments and debates on spending bills. getting a third of the freedom caucus on the rules committees. so gaetz and his allies got a lot out of this battle that allow them to put a lot of pressure on mccarthy and hold him hos...