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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…

Republicans voted down a rule change on Wednesday morning that would have raised the threshold for sending a speaker candidate to the full House, paving the way for a floor vote potentially later in the day.

Kari Lake running for senator in Arizona gives Republicans a high-profile candidate who can raise money in a battleground state.

Eric Garcia chronicles how the Ohio Republican, once called a ‘legislative terrorist’ who helped Trump try to overturn the 2020 election, is now trying to replace Kevin McCarthy after Steve Scalise bows out

Trump depends on the crank vote that the anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist could siphon off

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