The House will now need to elect a new speaker, but there is no clear alternative who would have the support needed to win the gavel – and McCarthy said Tuesday night he will not try for the ...

Rep. Mike Johnson secured the speaker’s gavel. The Louisiana lawmaker has been a vocal supporter of former President Donald Trump and was a key congressional figure in the failed efforts to ...

He reportedly said that, as House speaker, he'd find it "hard" not to hit her with the gavel. McCarthy was speaking to around 1,400 GOP donors at a fundraising event in Tennessee. See more stories ...