McCarthy gains a supporter but fails on 13th ballot for House speaker … Today, Republican Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) picked up one additional supporter in a 13th ballot for House speaker but fell short again of achieving a majority of votes needed to claim the position.

Policy demands, personal animus and more: Meet the McCarthy resistance  —  A group of hard-right House Republicans has stood this week between McCarthy and the speaker's gavel, airing a broad array of complaints  —  Ralph Norman says he will not support leader Kevin McCarthy's bid …

POLITICO Playbook: Unrest swells among McCarthy's backers  —  Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  Around Christmas, Texas Republican Rep. ROGER WILLIAMS' wife suffered a medical emergency.  This week, as she underwent treatment, her husband was eager to be by her side.

The feds say they're in for the long haul in the Jan. 6 investigation.  There is a time limit.  —  WASHINGTON — In the two years since a mob of Donald Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol — violently assaulting dozens of officers, inflicting millions of dollars in damage …

Two years after US Capitol attack, investigation into Trump and insurrection enters new phase  —  Two years after rioters stormed the US Capitol, the Justice Department's sprawling criminal investigation into the effort to block the peaceful transition of power enters a new phase …

Supporters raise millions to rebrand Jan. 6 rioters as ‘patriots’  —  For nearly two hours, about two dozen people on a group Telegram live stream cried, read Scripture, listened to hymns — and prayed fervently for defendants in jail facing trial for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

House Democrats connect Jan. 6 to GOP's speakership fight  —  On the second anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection, House Democrats said the speakership fight waged by 20 House GOP rebels is a sign of how little progress has been made toward unity. … Axios interviewed multiple Democrats …