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Far-right Florida congressman who triggered ousting of former speaker Kevin McCarthy says ‘the swamp is on the run’

Almost every aspect of current Republican Party politics defies historical precedent and obvious logic. Even in the House of Representatives, where, traditionally, a save-our-jobs mentality has always maintained a relative stability, Congressional Republicans, over the past several weeks, have publicly broken down in comic and operatic ways.

Republican Rep. Tom Emmer abruptly abandoned his bid to become House speaker Tuesday, withdrawing within hours of winning the internal party nomination after Donald Trump objected and hardliners refused to support him for the gavel.

The 221-member Republican majority in the House have gathered in a closed-door session to vote on a nominee.

While Trump hurtles to the Republican nomination, his party’s representatives in Congress feud and backstab

One branch of US government has ground to a halt amid death threats and screaming matches as Republicans fail to unite around a candidate for speaker

Moscow recuits Serbs to replenish its diminished armed forces; Russia’s biggest offensive in months is failing, Kyiv says

House of Representatives remains in paralysis as Jim Jordan scrambles for support from party holdouts

House Republicans voted to end Rep. Jim Jordan’s speaker run on Friday during a closed meeting and a crowd began vying for the post.

Eric Garcia chronicles the career of the Ohio Republican, once called a ‘legislative terrorist’ who helped Trump try to overturn the 2020 election, and who failed to replace Kevin McCarthy

MAGA rages after Jordan suspends his campaign and backs a push to empower acting Speaker Patrick McHenry