Caitlin Yilek is a politics reporter at CBSNews.com, based in Washington, D.C. She previously worked for the Washington Examiner and The Hill, and was a member of the 2022 Paul Miller Washington ...

Former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy shared an interesting opinion in a recent interview on Fox News—that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is the future of the Democratic Party. McCarthy, ...

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Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy talks with CNN’s Victor Blackwell about the GOP’s lack of diversity and the string of Black republican congressman leaving office ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The day before he was ousted, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was doing what he loved — stopping to greet tourists at the Capitol, gushing about the beauty of the place and its history ...

President Biden told reporters on Wednesday that he plans to give a "major speech" on U.S. aid to Ukraine following the ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy as House speaker. CBS News chief White House ...

House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy called on President Donald Trump to “accept his share of responsibility” for the violence that overtook the U.S. Capitol last week and urged Republicans to accept that ...

The latest on efforts to remove McCarthy as speaker: The House of Representatives voted this afternoon to remove Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., from his position. The House voted 216-210 to oust ...