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GOP Rep. Jim Jordan nominated Kevin McCarthy as the next House speaker for the historic second ballot on Tuesday, after which Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., nominated Jordan as an alternative to take the gavel. Jordan,…

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Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis used his fiery Tuesday inauguration speech to go after who he referred to as ‘jetsetters in Davos’ and ‘technocratic elites’ acting as a ‘threat’ to freedom. The rising GOP star…

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday failed to secure the necessary 218 votes to be the next House speaker, the first time in nearly a century that the majority’s nominee needed another vote. McCarthy…

Embattled Rep.-elect George Santos, R-N.Y., cast his first vote in Congress Tuesday in support of Republican leader Kevin McCarthy to be the next speaker of the House. Santos, who is under fire for telling numerous…

During the third round of voting Tuesday, House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy again failed to secure the necessary 218 votes to be the next House speaker, as Ohio Rep.-elect Jim Jordan garnered more votes than…

With the midterm elections rapidly receding into the rearview mirror, the 2023 Chicago mayoral election is looming in the distance, with nine candidates looking to unseat first-term Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Feb. 28.  ‘I…

House Democrats cheered after the chamber failed to reach a majority multiple times during a vote for speaker, muddling Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s hopes to secure the top leadership spot. McCarthy, R-Calif., has…

Arizona Republican Rep. Paul Gosar was spotted chatting with Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., amid the House of Representatives’ multiple ballots to determine its speaker. Gosar and Ocasio-Cortez were spotted chatting as the lower chamber…