WASHINGTON — After four days of deadlock and embarrassing defeats not seen in a century, House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy finally carved out a path to placate a faction of rebels and secure the top job early Saturday, with promises that could come back to haunt him. McCarthy flipped 14 […]
Kevin McCarthy elected speaker of the House following chaos on the floor
WASHINGTON — GOP leader Kevin McCarthy beat back a conservative rebellion and won election as the 54th speaker of the House early Saturday morning, following a chaotic confrontation on the House floor between his allies and his far-right opponents and ending four days of deadlock. The California Republican’s narrow victory […]
House adjourns after McCarthy loses 11th vote for speaker
WASHINGTON — For a third consecutive day, a bloc of ultraconservative bomb throwers denied GOP leader Kevin McCarthy the speaker’s gavel Thursday, even after he caved on a set of concessions the right-wing Republicans were demanding. It marked the 11th straight defeat for McCarthy, R-Calif., who has vowed to fight on. […]
House Republicans quit for the day after McCarthy loses sixth speaker vote
WASHINGTON — For a second consecutive day, a band of 20 ultraconservative rebels blocked GOP leader Kevin McCarthy from winning the speaker’s gavel, just hours after former President Donald Trump called on House Republicans to back him and “close the deal.” Over Tuesday and Wednesday, six votes were held on […]
Speaker standoff highlights deep GOP divisions
WASHINGTON — A stunning inability to elect a speaker Tuesday highlighted fissures within the Republican Party over strategy and vision, grinding the House to a halt and raising fresh questions about the future of the GOP. “We have to make a choice today: Are we going to be the party […]
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin is in critical condition after suffering cardiac arrest during NFL game
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin was in critical condition at a hospital after he collapsed after having made a hit in the first quarter of “Monday Night Football” against the Bengals in Cincinnati, officials said. Hamlin, 24, suffered cardiac arrest, the Bills said in a statement early Tuesday. “His heartbeat […]
Family of Idaho murder suspect says they ‘promote his presumption of innocence’
The family of Bryan Christopher Kohberger, 28, the suspect arrested in the brutal slayings of four University of Idaho students, said they are cooperating with law enforcement to “promote his presumption of innocence” in their first public statement released Sunday. The statement was released by Kohberger’s counsel, Jason A. LaBar, […]
Suspect in Idaho killings had made ‘creepy’ comments to brewery staff, customers, owner says
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — The suspect in the killings of four University of Idaho students last month had been known to some employees at a Pennsylvania brewery to make “creepy” and inappropriate comments, the business owner said. Since Bryan Christopher Kohberger’s arrest Friday in Albrightsville, Pennsylvania, some who knew or had exchanges […]
28-year-old Washington State University grad student arrested in University of Idaho killings
A suspect in the brutal slayings of four University of Idaho students — crimes that have “shaken our community” — was arrested in Pennsylvania, authorities said Friday. Bryan Christopher Kohberger, 28, a resident of Pullman, Washington, was apprehended inAlbrightsville in northeastern Pennsylvania, about 2,500 miles from the Idaho campus, officials […]
Insulin costs will be capped in 2023, but most people with diabetes won’t benefit
Annemarie Gibson’s son Owen was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 2011. Six years later, in 2017, her other son Thomas got the same diagnosis. The San Diego mother, 49, has health insurance. Each month, she says, she pays $400 in premiums for her family. But that doesn’t cover the […]