The Latest Breaking News from Kevin McCarthy

As a block, this year’s midterm races did not go as expected. But even as Democrats stemmed their losses in the House and as the Senate still hangs in the balance, a frequent theme of the House and Senate map remained: The battle was fought on some unexpected turf. No,…

As surely as right-wing politicians and personalities were preemptively deploying disinformation to cast doubt on any losses in Tuesday’s midterm election, they can be counted on to overstate the implications of any victories. So it’s worth warding off the inevitable fiction about the developing congressional results with some factual context.

WASHINGTON — At his election night party Tuesday, Kevin McCarthy was heralded as the next speaker of the House.

Biden said he would work with GOP leaders, though some issues were not subject to compromise, including abortion rights.