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Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday insisted that despite a 30-some vote challenge from the conservative right to his leadership, he would win the speakership come January with a razor-thin majority in the House. Asked if he would be speaker of…

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee today voted by a margin of 7-2 to hike interest rates by 0.5 percentage points to 5 per cent. The MPC's hand was forced into a bigger hike in its June meeting, having hiked by 0.25…

The House of Representatives has moved to adjourn on Wednesday night, with Republicans still divided over who the new Speaker will be.New and old members have yet to be sworn in for a second day in a row in a situation that is…

House lawmakers are wearily making their way back to the US Capitol on Thursday morning as Republicans' fight over who will lead their thin majority spills into a third day. GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy's bid for the House Speakership was…

House votes to terminate COVID health emergency IMMEDIATELY: Republicans win backing of seven Democrats as they ignore Biden administration objectionsRepublican lawmakers passed a bill to terminate the COVID health emergency…

House votes to BLOCK DC plans that would have given lower sentences to violent criminals and would have allowed non-citizens to vote in electionsHouse Republicans led two resolutions on Thursday that critics say encroach on…

The Tennessee House of Representatives has voted to expel two young, black, Democrat members of the state legislature - a week after they joined a protest against gun laws, bringing a bullhorn onto the House floor amid a noisy…