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House Republicans selected Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., as the party’s nominee for speaker behind closed doors Wednesday morning.

In the wake of the Hamas surprise attacks on Israel, and that country’s resulting heavy military response, calls for Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives to pick a new speaker quickly have grown, including from GOP members themselves. The absence of a speaker may slow or limit any aid…

Donald Trump has revelled in the calls for him to become the next speaker of the House

The House has been in turmoil ever since Kevin McCarthy was ousted as speaker on 3 October. As Republicans scramble to find his successor, here’s a look at some of the possible contenders. Rachel Sharp reports

House to select speaker as soon as Wednesday, but that’s no guarantee that the chaos will subside

At issue is the way the Republican-dominated state legislature equalized the population of its congressional districts.

Clyburn says GOP trying to blame him for “unconstitutional racial gerrymander"

US prosecutors have filed an array of criminal counts against embattled Republican

Blaming gerrymandering for the House GOP fighting that led to the speaker's ouster overlooks other factors, Nathan L. Gonzales writes.