On one of the most divisive issues nationally, undocumented immigrants, McCarthy believes in a path to legal status, which is something of a poison pill for the very conservative wing of the party.
Boehner's Exit Probably Won't Help Heal Republican Rifts
John Boehner's resignation can be seen as a win for ultraconservatives but its not likely to bring the party any closer together.
Boehner's Exit Probably Won't Help Heal Republican Rifts
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Posted: 11:19 p.m. EDT Sep 25, 2015
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Steve Scalise joins Jim Jordan in running for speaker of the House
Scalise and Jordan announced their intentions to run for speaker less than 24 hours after Kevin McCarthy was ousted from the position.
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DeSantis: I opposed McCarthy before it was cool
GOP presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis called the motion to vacate McCarthy "performative" and the "typical theatrics" we've grown used to in D.C.
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House votes to remove Kevin McCarthy as speaker
Immediately following the vote to remove McCarthy, Patrick McHenry of North Carolina was named speaker pro tempore.
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Trump back in court for fraud trial on financial statements
Accountants were on the witness stand Wednesday, with Trump at the defense table for part of a third day.
6:22

Trump back in court for fraud trial on financial statements
Accountants were on the witness stand Wednesday, with Trump at the defense table for part of a third day.

Wait times for US passports are down. Here's how long it'll take now
Processing time for U.S. passports is going down after a surge in requests created a backlog in the system.