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The vote for a new speaker in the House of Representatives ended in a stalemate Tuesday.

Rep.-elect George Santos, who admitted to lying about his background, supported GOP leader Kevin McCarthy in the first round of voting for House speaker.

Jim Jordan nominated Kevin McCarthy to serve as speaker of the House on the historic second ballot on Tuesday, as GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz, instead, tapped Jordan as an alternative.

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The House of Representatives moved into a second ballot for the speakership for the first time in a century after 20 Republicans did not vote for GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy for speaker.

Senators who want to take the traditional swearing-in photo with Vice President Kamala Harris will be required to provide a negative COVID-19 test ahead of time.

Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis said "soft-on-crime" policies in Democratic-led cities and states have pushed U.S. residents to move to states like Florida.

Virgin Islands Gov. Albert Bryan's office said reports trying to connect the firing of Attorney General Denise George to her recent lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase are "not entirely accurate."

Anger in the GOP is growing at the holdouts against voting for Rep. Kevin McCarthy for speaker as the House of Representatives is at a standstill until someone is elected.

The vote for a new speaker in the House of Representatives ended in a stalemate Tuesday.

Republican Joe Lombardo has been sworn in as Nevada’s 31st governor Monday. Lombardo plans to diversify the state’s economy and raise certain criminal penalties.

Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers outlined an agenda for his second term in office during his inaugural address Tuesday, addressing issues of abortion access and Medicaid expansion.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday praised the Sunshine State as the “land of liberty and the land of sanity,” while slamming the Biden administration and laying out his policies for the “months and years ahead” as he was sworn in for a second term.

NYC Mayor Eric Adams says Colorado is planning to send migrants to New York City and Chicago, while calling on the federal government to help with the migrant crisis.

The "Five Families" refers to the GOP factions within the House Republican Party, in a nod to the five well-known major organized Italian crime families in the New York City area.

Rep. Kevin McCarthy said he will continue to push to become the speaker of the new Republican majority despite opposition within his own party.

Kevin McCarthy claims Matt Gaetz told him he would not mind if Democrat Hakeem Jeffries were to win the speakership in a plurality vote due to the stalemate over McCarthy's bid.

Profanities flew during a House GOP Conference meeting Tuesday regarding House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy's bid for speakership.

Despite a massive surge in apprehensions of illegal immigrants in the last few years, the number of those in detention are relatively low compared to 2019.

Former Vice President Mike Pence has offered a brief response to former President Trump's comments this week that blamed pro-life Republicans for the party's 2022 midterm performance.