George Santos shares press release about being sworn in to Congress – when no one has been
New York Republican was already under fire for wide range of fictions on his resume
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Biden: GOP speaker drama ‘not a good look’ for country
President Joe Biden says House Republicans’ inability to unify behind a speaker candidate is “not a good look” for the country
Biden calls House GOP dysfunction ‘embarrassing’ as voting for Speaker set to continue for second day
Mr Biden says the House’s failure to elect a Speaker on the first day of the 118th Congress is “not a good look” for the country
House without a speaker as McCarthy fails to secure majority in six rounds of voting – as it happened
House adjourns until 8pm ET as Republicans remain deadlockedSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by emailUS Capitol police officer Michael Fanone, who testified to the January 6 committee, visited McCarthy’s office today to highlight McC…
Trump issues blustering McCarthy endorsement as House readies fourth Speaker vote
Mr Trump took to his Truth Social platform to offer a full-throated defence of Kevin McCarthy
House adjourns as speakership evades McCarthy even after sixth vote
Republicans push back deadline of electing new speaker to noon on Thursday, after six failed votes in two daysThe House remained paralyzed on Wednesday, after Republican leader Kevin McCarthy failed for the sixth time to capture the speaker’s gavel as …
Matt Gaetz twists knife over Kevin McCarthy’s failed House votes branding him ‘a squatter’ in speaker’s office
Mr McCarthy failed to get enough votes to become House speaker in three separate roll call votes on Tuesday – marking the first time in more than 100 years where a speaker was not elected in the opening vote
Trump peddles conspiracy about Georgia election workers who became target of right-wing lies
“There is nowhere I feel safe. Nowhere,” the election worker told the January 6 panel
Trump tiptoes away from Kevin McCarthy amid House speaker flop: ‘We’ll see what happens’
‘We’ll see what happens. We’ll see how it all works out,’ former president says
Bizarre scenes of AOC talking to Paul Gosar and Matt Gaetz put Twitter in overdrive
‘Did not have Gosar and AOC chatting on my bingo card’