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 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 ...

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy held a Capitol Hill press conference late yesterday, announcing his decision to kick two Democrats off the House Intelligence Committee. When reporters were given a chance ...

The California Republican opens up on the power plays that brought about one of the most dramatic falls in modern congressional history, what he's been doing since - and if he might run again.

Twenty-one Republicans have come out against Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) bid to be Speaker, threatening to tank his campaign for the top spot in the chamber. GOP opposition to McCarthy has only ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas is facing calls to resign over his alleged affair with an aide who died after setting ...

Winning California’s state lottery with the first ticket he bought put Kevin McCarthy, then 20, on a path to becoming, in January, the third-ranking Republican leader of a House majority pledged to ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell has suspended his campaign for California governor following sexual assault allegations, announcing the decision Sunday as scrutiny intensified around the ...

McCarthy told House Republicans he will not run for speaker again, clearing the way for a new leader. Earlier this afternoon, McCarthy's allies forced a vote to try to kill Rep. Matt Gaetz's effort, ...

Washington (CBS) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was ousted from his leadership position in a historic vote on Tuesday after a far-right revolt over his reliance on Democrats to pass funding to avert a ...