Kevin McCarthy

Taiwan, a flashpoint in US-China rivalry, is increasingly central to global tensions. President Xi Jinping's "Thucydides Trap" warning highlights the risk of conflict as China rises. The island's strategic importance in semiconductors and trade, coupled with historical crises, underscores the escalating danger of miscalculation.

Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy is set to take over Nancy Pelosi's office in the Capitol after being ousted from his position. Acting Speaker Patrick McHenry requested that Pelosi vacate her office, and McCarthy will be moving in. This eviction is seen by some as retaliation for Pelosi's removal.

Republican Representative Matt Gaetz is calling for a vote to remove Kevin McCarthy, the top Republican in the House of Representatives, from his role as speaker. This comes after a stopgap funding bill, which received more support from Democrats than Republicans, was passed in the House. Gaetz's announcement highlights a growing rift within the GOP. McCarthy's decision to bring a bipartisan measure to the floor, despite potential threats to his leadership, signals a strategic choice.

Less than two weeks remain until June 1, when the Treasury Department has warned that the federal government could be unable to pay all its debts, a deadline US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen reaffirmed on Sunday.

Kevin McCarthy, former US House Speaker, announced his departure from Congress in an op-ed published in the Wall Street Journal. McCarthy highlighted his accomplishments and expressed no regrets about his time in office. He recounted his 17-year tenure and mentioned his ouster from the post of House Speaker after bringing a funding package to the floor with Democratic backing. McCarthy served as House Speaker for 269 days, the second-shortest tenure in history. His removal came after a mutiny led by Rep. Matt Gaetz.

US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has scheduled a meeting with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen in California, which has drawn threats of retaliation from China. China claims Taiwan as its own territory and has warned the US not to meet Tsai. McCarthy said it will be a bipartisan meeting held on 5 April at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.

The US House speaker fight has completed an 11th vote — the most since before the Civil War — and Republican leader Kevin McCarthy still hasn’t secured enough backers. The chamber, which will reconvene on Friday, has been paralyzed for three straight days, and there’s no resolution in sight. The California Republican is being opposed by 20 GOP critics, even after former President Donald Trump urged holdouts to “VOTE FOR KEVIN.”

President Joe Biden wants the US House of Representatives to swiftly choose a new speaker after Republican Kevin McCarthy was axed by his own party, the White House said Tuesday. "Because the urgent challenges facing our nation will not wait, he hopes the House will quickly elect a speaker," Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement.

President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will meet in person on Monday as the government races against a looming deadline to raise America's debt limit before federal funds potentially run dry early next month.

After the ousting of Speaker Kevin McCarthy, Republicans are considering possible contenders for the top job. Among them are Rep. Steve Scalise, who has a more conservative profile than McCarthy; Rep. Tom Emmer, who has relationships with Republicans he helped elect; Rep. Elise Stefanik, a full-throated Donald Trump loyalist; Rep. Jim Jordan, a prominent Trump ally; Rep. Darrell Issa, who noted Jordan's support for McCarthy; Rep. Tom Cole, a figure of stability; and McCarthy himself.

Former US President Donald Trump has officially endorsed Ohio congressman Jim Jordan for the position of speaker in the House of Representatives. The vacancy came after the ouster of Kevin McCarthy. Jordan, a founding member of the hard-right House Freedom Caucus, is expected to succeed McCarthy after voting takes place next week. Trump expressed his support for Jordan on his social media platform, Truth Social.

PM Narendra Modi will go ahead with his visit to Australia even as PM Anthony Albanese announced on Wednesday the cancellation of the Quad summit next week in Sydney, as protracted negotiations over the US reaching the federal debt limit forced President Joe Biden to focus on the crisis at home.

The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill on Thursday to ban releases of oil from the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve from being exported to China, though the measure faces an uncertain future in the Senate.

On Wednesday, President Joe Biden urged political leaders to transform the "poisonous atmosphere" in Washington and collaborate on a new spending plan before a hastily-approved short-term measure expires in a matter of weeks.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre strongly criticized Republican plans to launch an impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden. She denounced the effort as baseless and a political stunt, highlighting the lack of concrete evidence presented by Republicans. Jean-Pierre suggested that the initiative was driven by pressure from the far-right wing of the Republican Party and characterized the process as illegitimate.

US stocks ended in a mixed territory after a volatile session as investors weighed the risk of a potential debt default after the White House deal with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.2%, whilst the S&P 500 remained almost flat, and the Nasdaq climbed 0.3%.

Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz has shocked Capitol Hill by ousting House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in a historic move. Gaetz, known for his flamboyant persona and anti-establishment stance, has long been a lightning rod for controversy. Despite facing a Justice Department investigation over allegations of a sexual relationship with a minor, Gaetz successfully removed McCarthy from the speakership by collaborating with Democrats to pass a budget-funding bill.

The 26-year-old U.S. Representative Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina on Thursday slammed the video's release as a 'hit' and 'blackmail' against him and said it showed him joking with a friend years ago.

Their actions will decide if the legal and normative gates that have kept the world relatively peaceful over the last 70 years will stay or crumble