/news/tags/u-s-house-speaker U.S. House Speaker en-US Copyright Fri, 06 Jan 2023 18:48:04 GMT /npr-news/2023-01-06/kevin-mccarthy-is-elected-house-speaker-after-15-votes-and-days-of-negotiations Friday night was full of drama and twists and turns, as California Republican Kevin McCarthy eked out a win in the 15th round of voting for the speaker of the House. Fri, 06 Jan 2023 18:48:04 GMT /npr-news/2023-01-06/kevin-mccarthy-is-elected-house-speaker-after-15-votes-and-days-of-negotiations Barbara Sprunt, Susan Davis /npr-news/2023-01-05/these-21-house-members-didnt-vote-for-kevin-mccarthy-heres-what-they-want McCarthy is still short of the votes he needs to be speaker, and it's because of a staunch, anti-establishment, intransigent far-right group that wants government to do a lot less. Thu, 05 Jan 2023 10:00:45 GMT /npr-news/2023-01-05/these-21-house-members-didnt-vote-for-kevin-mccarthy-heres-what-they-want Domenico Montanaro, Katherine Swartz /npr-news/2023-01-04/this-was-supposed-to-be-kevin-mccarthys-moment-instead-gop-chaos-reigns This was supposed to be Kevin McCarthy's moment, one he had contorted himself into political knots to get to. Wed, 04 Jan 2023 10:25:00 GMT /npr-news/2023-01-04/this-was-supposed-to-be-kevin-mccarthys-moment-instead-gop-chaos-reigns Domenico Montanaro /news/government-politics/2018-06-21/former-u-s-house-speaker-john-boehner-is-honored-at-ohio-statehouse The former Speaker of the U.S. House was honored yesterday at his former workplace, the Ohio Statehouse.John Boehner spoke after a resolution honoring his… Thu, 21 Jun 2018 12:50:43 GMT /news/government-politics/2018-06-21/former-u-s-house-speaker-john-boehner-is-honored-at-ohio-statehouse Karen Kasler