Laura Litvan

Kari Lake, an ardent supporter of Donald Trump who refused to concede her defeat in Arizona’s 2022 gubernatorial contest, is running for the US Senate.

Republicans angling to replace ousted House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will vie for their colleagues’ approval Tuesday, as pressure mounts for Republicans to unite behind a leader with war breaking out in Israel.

House Republicans head into a speaker election Wednesday without clarity on how long it will take to agree on a new leader, sowing uncertainty about funding the US government and aid to Ukraine and Israel.

Republicans nominated Jim Jordan to be speaker of the US House, elevating a conservative firebrand in the fractured party’s second attempt to replace ousted GOP leader Kevin McCarthy.

Republicans nominated Jim Jordan to be speaker of the US House, said a congressional aide, elevating a conservative firebrand in the fractured party’s second attempt to replace ousted GOP leader Kevin McCarthy.

Hardline conservative Jim Jordan gained momentum Monday in his campaign to be US House speaker, picking up the endorsement of three GOP defense hawks swayed by his promise to fund the military and his vow to “destroy Hamas and support Israel.”

Republican Jim Jordan failed on the first ballot to win the US House speakership as a group of holdouts delivered a jarring rebuke to the conservative hardliner backed by former President Donald Trump.

Republican Jim Jordan failed on the first ballot to win the US House speakership as a group of holdouts delivered a jarring rebuke to the conservative hardliner backed by former President Donald Trump.

Republican Jim Jordan’s hardball tactics cost him votes Tuesday in his campaign to be US House speaker as 20 GOP holdouts withheld support from the ultra-conservative backed by former President Donald Trump.

Republican Jim Jordan’s hardball tactics cost him votes Tuesday in his campaign to be US House speaker, dragging out efforts to fill a congressional leadership vacuum into a third week.