The new Congress opens with House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy grasping for his political survival

All 45,000 Trump trading cards that went up for sale for $99 sold out

General Mark Milley’s testimony before the House January 6 committee confirms an allegation first made by former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper

Incoming New York congressman facing scrunity for invented details about personal history

No leader has lost the first ballot to become speaker in a century

The House Jan. 6 committee is shutting down

Select committee leaders fear the incoming Republican majority could jeopardise the safety of national security personnel who work at the White House

‘God, I’m so f***ing mad’, Hope Hicks texted

Kevin McCarthy failed to get enough votes to become the next House speaker during three roll calls on Tuesday

The panel’s leaders say their work over the last 18 months was ‘a first step’ and said future ‘accountability’ will be ‘critical’ to prevent a similar attack on US democracy