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GOP rep heralds 'AI-powered inflatable sex doll' after Matt Gaetz's RNC debut

Wisconsin Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R) jumped on the internet buzz about Rep. Matt Gaetz's looks at the Republican National Convention and likened his adversary to a sex doll.

Rep. Matt Gaetz video-bombs ex-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's CNN interview in heated exchange: 'What night are you speaking?'

"Well, it's all about, he had an ethics complaint four years ago that he paid an underage girl and she has come to [the House Ethics Committee]," McCarthy said.

Rep. Bob Good campaign claims he 'can still prevail' in cliff-hanger Virginia primary after Trump-backed rival declares victory

House Freedom Caucus Chair Bob Good was adamant that he could still eke out a win in his bruising primary contest, despite trailing state Sen. John McGuire's over 300-vote lead.

House ethics panel interviewed half a dozen women in Rep. Matt Gaetz sex, drugs probe: report

The House Ethics Committee has spoken six women in connection with its probe of Rep. Matt Gaetz over allegations of sexual misconduct and illicit drug use.

Trump-backed Rep. Nancy Mace fends off Republican primary challenge in South Carolina

Mace was endorsed by former President Donald Trump. 

Trump-backed Republican Vince Fong wins California special election for Kevin McCarthy’s vacant House seat

California voters will choose between Fong and Boudreaux again in November in an election that will determine who serves a full, two-year term in Congress.

Rep. Nancy Mace accuses former staffers of ‘sabotaging’ her as ex-employee claims she's 'unwell': report

The 46-year-old Republican's office has been plagued by staff departures since her October 2023 vote to oust former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, losing nine staffers from December to February.

Democrats torpedo Marjorie Taylor Greene push to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson

House Democrats ended any chance of far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene ousting Speaker Mike Johnson Tuesday, with party leadership committing in a Tuesday statement to kill any motion to vacate...

McCarthy says he was ousted as House speaker for failing to stop ethics claim against Gaetz for 'sleeping with a 17-year-old'

"I'll give you the truth why I'm not Speaker: it's because one person – a member of Congress – wanted me to stop an ethics complaint because he slept with...

Forget Mike Johnson: Why would ANY Republican want to be House speaker?

The House GOP has become a dysfunctional nightmare that no sane person would WANT to lead.

House Speaker Mike Johnson readying separate Ukraine aid bill as Republican revolt looms

House Speaker Mike Johnson is expected to put a Ukraine aid bill up for a floor vote when Congress returns following its spring recess, sources on Capitol Hill told The...

Kevin McCarthy predicts Republicans won't oust their speaker again: 'Very best job he can'

The threat to Mike Johnson's gavel is different from the one that saw McCarthy booted, McCarthy claimed.

Trump rules out Vivek Ramaswamy as VP, will consider him for Cabinet post

Former President Donald Trump has ruled out appointing biotech mogul Vivek Ramaswamy as his vice president and is considering him for a Cabinet position instead, a source familiar with the...

McCarthy details what Biden's really like behind closed doors: 'He still has a teleprompter'

Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy revealed for the first time on Wednesday that President Biden uses notecards in private meetings with small groups of people.

Matt Gaetz gloats that ‘we’ve now 86’d McCarthy, McDaniel, McConnell’

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and several other Republicans on Wednesday celebrated Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s announcement that he would step down from his leadership role in November.  “We’ve now...

Rep. Matt Gaetz boasts about turning Congress into a ‘living hell’ for Republicans who ‘dress up like Democrats in drag’ 

“I have made it a living hell for the swamp rats, and many of them are retiring now," the Florida Republican bragged at CPAC Friday.

South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace’s ex-chief of staff files to run against former boss

McCarthy noted during the press conference that he would give Hanlon a job if Mace fired him.

Ex-speaker Kevin McCarthy rips Freedom Caucus for 'locking in Pelosi's policies' 

Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy slammed the conservative Freedom Caucus on Monday, arguing that the hard-line group of lawmakers have prevented Republicans “from being able to govern” and are “locking...

South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace’s ex-chief of staff considers primary challenge against former boss: report 

“Hanlon has been pleased with how well the idea has been received and how many people are looking for a Mace alternative, both money people in DC and movers and...

'Meme king' GOP congressman who rose to prominence with viral posts gets new title for Christmas from Elon Musk

Georgia GOP Rep. Mike Collins touted a stocking stuffer that X and Tesla CEO Elon Musk apparently gifted him for Christmas that celebrated the lawmaker's meme-posting ability.