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Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) folded to several demands from his right flank to be elected House speaker — and now, those concessions could come back to haunt him as he attempts to negotiate with the White ...

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Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s debt ceiling bill is advancing to a key committee Tuesday in its first test of GOP support. The House Rules Committee is scheduled to convene at 3 p.m., and a ...