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Ohio congressman is one of two leading candidates alongside Steve Scalise in race to fill role after Kevin McCarthy’s oustingDonald Trump is officially backing the brash, longtime loyalist and founding member of the hard-right House Freedom Caucus, the…
Joaquin Castro urged fellow House members to reject Republican calls for US military action to stem flow of fentanyl from MexicoA progressive US congressman from Texas has asked his legislative colleagues to join him in condemning some American conserv…
Contender for House speaker, described as ‘political terrorist’ by John Boehner, also linked to Ohio State sexual abuse scandalJim Jordan, the Ohio congressman who is seeking to become House speaker, is a prominent celebrity on the far right of US poli…
Hardline conservatives confirm intentions to run for the top House job a day after Kevin McCarthy was ousted by his own partyRepublicans scramble after McCarthy ouster – live updatesJim Jordan of Ohio and Steve Scalise of Louisiana announced Wednesday …
Troy Nehls, from Texas, calls Trump ‘the greatest president of my lifetime’ and says he will nominate him to replace Kevin McCarthyA Texas Republican said he would nominate Donald Trump to be the next speaker of the US House of Representatives, after t…
In one of first acts after the removal of Kevin McCarthy, Democratic predecessor is ordered out of ‘hideaway’ spaceThe former House speaker Nancy Pelosi lamented a “sharp departure from tradition”, after the Republican Patrick McHenry ejected her from …
Now-former speaker confirms he will not run again as Republicans plan to hold a vote for a new speaker next WednesdayKevin McCarthy ousted – live updatesAfter leading a successful, bipartisan effort to avoid a government shutdown over the weekend, Kevi…
Vote expected on Tuesday afternoon after hard-right Florida congressman Matt Gaetz files motion to vacateHouse speaker vote – live updatesThe House will hold a vote on Tuesday afternoon on removing Kevin McCarthy from the speaker’s chair, with hard-rig…
Texas Democrat Henry Cuellar, 68, victim of carjacking in Navy Yard neighborhood on Monday night but was not physically hurtThe US congressman Henry Cuellar was robbed of his car at gunpoint on Monday evening in Washington, but he was not physically ha…
Far-right congressman files motion after expressing outrage at speaker’s bipartisan effort to avoid government shutdownCongressman Matt Gaetz, a hard-right Republican of Florida, introduced a motion to remove Kevin McCarthy as House speaker on Monday, …