McCarthy, McConnell suffer setbacks over control of their caucuses  —  The House speaker and Senate minority leader faced rejection on different fronts: McCarthy forced into leaning on Democrats to keep the government open and McConnell defied by GOP senators on Ukraine  —  Congressional bureau chief

It's time to end McCarthy's reign of error  —  For eight months, there were no adults working in the House Republican day-care center.  —  Day after day, the toddlers of the far right threw tantrum after tantrum.  But instead of giving the brats in his caucus a timeout …

Gaetz says he'll push to unseat McCarthy this week  —  Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Sunday said he will push to unseat House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) this week, vowing to make good on his threat after McCarthy backed a measure to prevent a government shutdown a day earlier that won broad bipartisan support.

Gaetz Says He Will Move to Oust McCarthy for Working With Democrats  —  A day after the Republican speaker turned to Democrats for help passing a stopgap spending bill to avert a shutdown, the far-right congressman promised to try to remove him from his post.

Inside McCarthy's Shutdown Turnabout That Left His Speakership at Risk  —  The Republican speaker opted to keep the government open the only way he could — by partnering with Democrats — in a surprise reversal that left him as politically vulnerable as ever.

McCarthy compares Rep. Jamaal Bowman pulling a fire alarm to Jan. 6 rioters  —  The fire alarm, which Bowman's office suggested was unintentional, came as Democrats were trying to delay a vote after Republicans rushed to pass the stopgap measure.  —  Rep. Jamal Bowman allegedly pulls fire alarm in House building

These Republican senators voted against the government funding bill  —  The Senate voted to pass a continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government funded Saturday night after the House had previously passed the measure.  —  While a small group of nine Republican senators voted against the bill …

Ukraine aid is dropped from government funding bill.  That raises questions about future US support  —  Congressional supporters of Ukraine say they won't give up after a bill to keep the federal government open excluded President Joe Biden's request to provide more security assistance to the war-torn nation.