Is this the longest-ever House speaker vote? A brief history of races for the gavel
If you thought Kevin McCarthy was having a hard time of it, spare a moment for Nathaniel Prentice Banks and the 34th Congress
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Idaho murders victim’s parents call for death penalty for accused killer Bryan Kohberger
Bryan Kohberger faces the death penalty or life in prison for the murders of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin
‘The fever’s got to break’: When will there be a House speaker?
Members-elect from across GOP agree there’s no plan how to get past impasse and future looks uncertain
Kevin McCarthy offers deal to end House speaker standoff with ‘Taliban 20’ GOP colleagues
The contours of a deal that could make Republican leader Kevin McCarthy the House speaker have begun to emerge
Who are the ‘Taliban 20’ paralysing Kevin McCarthy in the House speaker vote?
Matt Gaetz, Lauren Boebert and Marjorie Taylor Greene are among the 20 GOP lawmakers given an unflattering nickname
‘Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’ member faces sentencing
Federal prosecutors are seeking a 10-year prison sentence for a member of “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” who they say lived lavishly after defrauding thousands of people nationwide in a telemarketing scam, many of them elderly
Matt Gaetz trolled over resignation threat amid House speaker chaos: ‘Do you promise?’
Gaetz made the chaos around the House speaker vote yet more farcical on Thursday when he decided to cast his vote for Donald Trump
Democrats say Republicans’ speaker debacle has gone from funny to dangerous
But Democrats don’t expect to bail out Republicans anytime soon
California woman wins ‘largest possible’ amount from scratch-off lottery
Mary Higelin has become the fourth person in the state lottery’s history to win the prize
From laughing to cringing: The most memorable images of three days of House speaker votes and negotiations
Lawmakers have laughed, cringed, appeared frustrated, and huddled in tense negotiation between ballots