Democrats are happy to boot Menendez as Republicans defend Trump

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Just hours before a vote to oust Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) as the House speaker Tuesday, a group of Democrats and Republicans met

Fight for speakership begins as House reels from McCarthy ouster

The jockeying to replace Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) as House speaker began moments after the ousted leader shocked his colleagues in a

A second Biden dog, Commander, is banished from White House after biting

President Biden’s 2-year-old dog, Commander, has been removed from the White House after the German shepherd bit staffers and Secret Service officers,

McCarthy thought he could harness forces of disruption. Instead they devoured him.

On April 15, 2009, John A. Boehner visited his friend Kevin McCarthy in his hometown, Bakersfield, Calif., where they decided to wander

Ain’t no rule saying a dog can’t be speaker of the House

If you know one thing about the speaker of the House of Representatives, it is probably that the role is the most

Why is protecting institutions largely the Democrats’ responsibility?

The frustration that Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) had been trying to keep hidden for months (with varying degrees of success) seeped out

Who is Matt Gaetz? Republican goes from sidelines to ousting a House speaker.

Matt Gaetz has taken center stage of American politics in the past 48 hours. The Republican lawmaker from Florida has largely been

Man who attacked reporter on Jan. 6 sentenced to more than 4 years

Two months after admitting he assaulted a police officer and a journalist during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, Shane Woods was speeding

At GOP dinner in rural Wisconsin, mixed reactions to McCarthy’s ouster

ADAMS, Wis. — A couple of hours after a small band of conservative House members engineered the ouster of Speaker Kevin McCarthy