McCarthy abruptly withdraws candidacy for House speaker
By ERICA WERNER With no warning, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy withdrew Thursday from the contest for speaker of the U.S. House, shocking fellow Republicans just before voting was to begin…
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Speaker Boehner stuns Congress, announces resignation
By ERICA WERNER and ALAN FRAM With Congress in turmoil, House Speaker John Boehner abruptly informed fellow Republicans on Friday that he would resign from Congress at the end of…