Kevin McCarthy will spend his first international trip as House Speaker visiting Israel, where he will give an address before the country’s legislative body, he announced Tuesday. "My first trip ...

Former Speaker Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.) called on President Biden and the House to make American hostages a priority and to rally support for Israel. Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images ...

NPR's Claudia Grisales described the interaction on X, writing that former House Speaker McCarthy instigated the incident while Burchett's back was turned to him. "I have NEVER seen this on ...

Nevertheless, McCarthy projected confidence that he would ultimately become speaker, at one point laughing out loud at the resurrection of a long-rumored possibility that his chief lieutenant ...