After a historic vote to remove the speaker, lawmakers departed Washington on Tuesday night with the House of Representatives in chaos and no clear sense of who might lead it.
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There Is No Clear Replacement Candidate for McCarthy
Republicans focused on ousting Speaker Kevin McCarthy aren’t in agreement about who they want to replace him.
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With a Shutdown in View, McCarthy Plays a Weak Hand
The G.O.P. speaker, whose style is to placate his detractors, does not have the Republican votes to keep the government open. He may call the vote anyway.
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Hard-Right Republicans Gird for ‘War’ on Debt Ceiling Deal
As a top negotiator said an agreement was “hours or days” away, an ultraconservative group of lawmakers harshly criticized its emerging contours.
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Inside the Debt Ceiling Negotiations on Capitol Hill
What day is it, anyway? As talks drag on, the situation is getting painful for everyone from the negotiators to the tourists on Capitol Hill.