The Latest Breaking News from Matt Gaetz

Ousted speaker said he believed the Republicans who removed him cared more about their ‘press’ than ‘policy’

Matt Gaetz and Nancy Mace among eight Republicans who helped remove California lawmaker from top job

Speaker can currently be ejected by any Democrat or Republican who introduces ‘motion to vacate’ followed by majority-wins vote

Editorial: The US has got its federal government back. But Mike Johnson is not an answer to the nation’s political dysfunction

Republicans have elected an obscure and extreme Trumpist, Mike Johnson, as speaker of the House

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Far-right Florida congressman who triggered ousting of former speaker Kevin McCarthy says ‘the swamp is on the run’

Almost every aspect of current Republican Party politics defies historical precedent and obvious logic. Even in the House of Representatives, where, traditionally, a save-our-jobs mentality has always maintained a relative stability, Congressional Republicans, over the past several weeks, have publicly broken down in comic and operatic ways.

Republican Rep. Tom Emmer abruptly abandoned his bid to become House speaker Tuesday, withdrawing within hours of winning the internal party nomination after Donald Trump objected and hardliners refused to support him for the gavel.