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  • Wednesday, 8 March, 2023
    US-China relations
    Kevin McCarthy to meet Taiwan’s president in US to avoid China’s ire

    Two sides agree on California venue after Taipei raises concerns

  • Friday, 17 February, 2023
    FT Swamp Notes
    America’s new McCarthyism — this time as farce Premium content

    Unlike his 1950s forebear, Kevin McCarthy has no known beliefs

  • Thursday, 2 February, 2023
    US budget
    Biden and McCarthy express willingness to continue talks over US debt ceiling

    President and House Speaker remain at odds over how to avoid default after first face-to-face meeting

  • Monday, 9 January, 2023
    FT Swamp Notes
    What we think about when we think about 2023 Premium content

    Could this be the year political reality catches up to our economy?

  • Sunday, 8 January, 2023
    US politics & policy
    Speaker McCarthy faces tough first week seeking to unify Republicans

    Some question whether US lawmaker gave away too much to secure support of hardline rebels

  • Saturday, 7 January, 2023
    US politics & policy
    Kevin McCarthy clinches House Speakership on 15th round of voting

    Result ends a tortuous week on Capitol Hill that exposed sharp divisions in the US Republican party

  • Saturday, 7 January, 2023
    News in-depthUS politics & policy
    ‘Electing the Speaker is the easy part’: US lawmakers prepare for trouble ahead

    Kevin McCarthy’s tortuous quest to take the gavel foreshadows years of legislative disarray

  • Saturday, 7 January, 2023
    US politics & policy
    Kevin McCarthy loses US House Speakership vote for 14th time

    Republican congressman has won over a large number of holdouts but still falls short of majority

  • Friday, 6 January, 2023
    US politics & policy
    McCarthy’s fight to become House Speaker drags into fourth day

    Republicans fail to reach deal after 11 ballots despite California congressman’s efforts to quell opposition

  • Thursday, 5 January, 2023
    US politics & policy
    House at impasse as McCarthy fails to clinch Speaker post after six ballots

    Trump’s plea for Republican party unity fails to break stalemate with proceedings set to continue for a third day

  • Tuesday, 3 January, 2023
    US politics & policy
    Republicans in disarray as McCarthy fails to win US House Speaker votes

    Process to resume on Wednesday after majority leader suffers unprecedented setbacks in party infighting

  • Friday, 30 December, 2022
    Republican Party US
    Republicans set to take House majority amid acrimony and scandal

    Kevin McCarthy struggles to secure speakership votes and a newly elected lawmaker admits falsifying CV

  • Tuesday, 15 November, 2022
    Republican Party US
    McCarthy wins nomination for Speaker as Republican divisions deepen

    Dissent from 31 party members in the lower chamber spells difficulty ahead for California lawmaker

  • Wednesday, 9 November, 2022
    US midterm elections
    Republican blame game begins: ‘We want a genuine conservative’

    Party set to take House of Representatives but operatives claim candidates favoured by Trump deterred some voters

  • Tuesday, 8 November, 2022
    US midterm elections
    Debt, Ukraine and Hunter Biden: Republicans prepare for House majority

    Party could use lower chamber of Congress to limit US support for Kyiv and disband the January 6 probe

  • Friday, 4 November, 2022
    Person in the News
    Kevin McCarthy: Republican political operator poised to become House Speaker

    The wrangler of his party’s many factions is adept at playing all sides but his support for Trump has attracted controversy

  • Friday, 21 October, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Top Republicans clash over future of Ukraine aid

    Mitch McConnell calls for more help for Kyiv after Kevin McCarthy suggests aid could be limited if GOP takes US Congress

  • Wednesday, 19 October, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Ukrainian officials ‘shocked’ as Republicans threaten tougher line on aid

    Kevin McCarthy suggests end of ‘blank cheque’ for Kyiv if his party takes control of Congress

  • Wednesday, 5 May, 2021
    News in-depthUS politics & policy
    Republican fissures widen six months after Trump defeat

    House leaders weigh demoting Liz Cheney as she challenges claims of stolen election

  • Friday, 5 February, 2021
    US politics & policy
    House votes to eject Marjorie Taylor Greene from committees

    First-term Republican loses roles after expounding outlandish conspiracy theories

  • Sunday, 23 August, 2020
    Supply chains
    Pandemic shows US must make vital products at home

    Tax reforms will help reshore production of medicine and technology

  • Tuesday, 10 September, 2019
    Hong Kong politics
    America must respond to the pleas of Hong Kong’s people

    Congress needs to pass an act allowing the US to impose sanctions on China

  • Friday, 13 April, 2018
    The FT ViewUS politics & policy
    US Republicans face November’s midterm elections without Paul Ryan

    The House speaker’s leadership amounted to little, but what comes next could be worse

  • Wednesday, 11 April, 2018
    US politics & policy
    US speaker Paul Ryan will not seek re-election in November

    Departure underlines Republican anxiety over possible big losses in November midterm elections

  • Wednesday, 1 November, 2017
    US tax
    US tax reform will boost innovation and entrepreneurship

    The Republicans’ plan will streamline the code and grow our economy

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