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Donald Trump has been laser-focused on his thirst for vengeance during his campaign for president, threatening to indict his political opponents and even going so far as to say he would act as “a dictator” on his first day back in the White House should he win the 2024 election. …

Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has announced that he will be stepping down from office at the end of the year. In a video statement released Wednesday on social media, McCarthy (R-Calif.) stated that after 17 years in Congress, it was “time to pursue my passion in a new arena. …

The House of Representatives voted in October to remove Kevin McCarthy as Speaker, with eight Republicans joining Democrats to vote in favor of the resolution. McCarthy was a staunch supporter of Donald Trump and Trump backed McCarthy’s initial bid to become Speaker, but the former president left the California congressman …

Donald Trump was so depressed after his supporters’ attempted coup on Jan. 6 failed that he stopped eating — or so says Kevin McCarthy, according to a new book by former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney. Cheney writes in Oath and Honor —which was exclusively reviewed by CNN — that she …

Elbows are out in Congress. Literally. Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reportedly shoved Tennessee Rep. Tim Burchett while the latter was speaking to NPR’s Claudia Grisales on Tuesday, leading to a tense confrontation between the two lawmakers. According to Grisales, Burchett (R-Tenn.) was facing her as the two discussed a …

Jim Jordan lost a floor vote to become House Speaker on Tuesday. He lost by an even wider margin on Wednesday. He decided against a third vote on Thursday — which many predicted would have gone even worse for the Ohio Republican — instead opting to back a resolution to …

Jim Jordan is on track to lose a second ballot to secure the House speakership, with 22 Republicans voting against him on Wednesday — two more than the 20 who voted against him on Tuesday. Jordan can only afford to lose four caucus members if he wants to win the …

War has erupted between Israel and Hamas, another government shutdown battle looms in the not-so-distant future, and the House of Representatives remains paralyzed by Republican infighting over the speakership. A closed-door GOP meeting on Monday to discuss the party’s strategy for electing a new leader devolved into a grievance-laden “therapy …

A contingent of Republicans is attempting to raise the threshold of support needed within the GOP caucus before a candidate’s nomination as House Speaker can be brought to a floor vote. Following Tuesday’s ouster of Speaker Kevin McCarthy, led by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and a small cohort of allies, …

The office of House Speaker is officially empty, and the Republican Party is in a state of chaos. On Tuesday, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) became the first House Speaker ever to be fired from the position. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) brought a motion to oust him on Monday, and then …