WASHINGTON, DC: In a private meeting behind closed doors, Republican Representative Patrick McHenry of North Carolina has reportedly set off shockwaves by hinting at his resignation as speaker pro ...

A key moderate Republican leader is looking to introduce a resolution on Wednesday temporarily expanding the powers of interim House Speaker Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., after two weeks of gridlock ...

Interim House Speaker Patrick McHenry didn't rule out supporting a GOP resolution to expand his powers in the role, telling CNN his focus is on getting Rep. Jim Jordan elected after the speaker ...

Behind closed doors, House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries told his caucus that he had yet to speak with Republicans about the resolution that would empower interim Speaker Patrick McHenry ...

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, won’t face another round of voting for speaker today. He was expected to lose additional votes. So Jordan is now getting behind an interim ...

With McCarthy suddenly out of his leadership job, the number one name on that list – in this case, McHenry – became the interim speaker. McHenry in recent days has made clear to colleagues ...

Now that Kevin McCarthy is out of his job as House speaker, one of his top lieutenants is presiding over the chamber while the chamber figures out who will be ...

The congressman temporarily leading the House of Representatives as it searches for a new speaker was selected for the job by Rep. Kevin McCarthy before he was ousted from the speaker’s chair, and ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — As Kevin McCarthy got pushed out of his job as House speaker, in part by colleagues who helped put him on the dais nine months ago, one of his top lieutenants stepped in to ...