After four days and 12 failed attempts to elect a Speaker of the House, many political pundits demanded that roughly 20 Republican members give in and elect U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., as House Speaker, arguing not doing so was creating a "crisis."
U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., failed for a sixth time Wednesday afternoon to secure the needed 218 votes to become the next Speaker of the House.
The arm-twisting, dealmaking and vote hunting around Kevin McCarthy's quest to be named House speaker have put on full display the fact that razor-thin majorities in both the House and the Senate are becoming a fact of life at the federal level.
Kevin McCarthy can't secure majority after 3 votes.
Kevin McCarthy, the U.S. Representative from California, is having difficulty securing enough support to be elected speaker despite making key concessions to weaken power for the top spot.
An automatic recount confirmed Democrat Attorney General-elect Kris Mayes' victory on Thursday, but her narrow lead shrank even further.
The new year begins with the prospect of big changes to the Montana state Constitution that have been drafted by GOP lawmakers and opposed by conservation groups and others.
Governor-Elect Katie Hobbs' selection of Pima County Health Director Dr. Theresa Cullen to lead the Arizona Department of Health Services marks another likely point in policy changes in contrast to outgoing Governor Doug Ducey's administration.
Predicting the outcome of national elections can be a mug's game. Polls are often wrong, and second-guessing how people will vote months down the line can leave even the most savvy election specialist with egg on their face.
President Joe Biden signed a $1.7 trillion omnibus package Friday, the same day the House voted to pass the bill.
