A second public tussle for the speakership -- nine months after McCarthy's marathon, 15-round battle to win the gavel -- could hardly have come at a worse time for the Republican-controlled lower chamber of Congress.

The 221-strong Republican contingent that controls the lower chamber of Congress staged a "candidate forum" to pick a replacement for speaker Kevin McCarthy, who was ousted last week in a mutiny from the far right.

Jaime Florez shared his views on immigration, dreamers and how the Republican Party wants to reach out to Hispanics

The Democrat focused this week on a series of voter-friendly announcements on healthcare and student debt, while his rivals were grabbing unwanted headlines with their brutal infighting.

The overthrow of the US House speaker by a cabal of far-right agitators has left Republicans aghast at the party's chaotic approach to governing -- and its prospects for next year's presidential election.

Republican Kevin McCarthy rode the tiger of far-right US politics led by Donald Trump to achieve his dream of becoming House speaker early this year. Then on Tuesday, the tiger turned and ate him.

McCarthy is the first speaker in US history ousted from the job after fellow party members accused him of cooperating with Democrats

The United States is heading toward a government shutdown this weekend with no foreseeable way out of a deadlock in Congress over hardline Republican calls for deep spending cuts.

President Joe Biden's Democrats are engaged in a bitter feud with Republican rivals in Congress over spending bills, which, if not passed into law soon, may trigger a government shutdown.

Trump hailed himself as DeSantis' rescuer, asserting that his support ensured the Florida governor's victory.

Donald Trump has been criticized for hosting a dinner with Kanye West and Nick Fuentes, most of whom were personalities known to be the former US president's backers.

Caroline Harris became the youngest Republican woman to ever serve in the 52nd Texas House of Representative District, after defeating Democrat Luis Echegaray.

Donald Trump was hoping to surf a Republican "red wave" to a fresh White House bid, but with only limited gains in Tuesday's midterm elections -- and an outstanding result from his GOP rival Ron DeSantis -- the former US president seems to be left out to sea.

As the midterm elections draw near, a study shows that Latinos are very much interested in immigration-related issues in the country, including restrictions into legal immigration.

President Joe Biden's approval ratings continue to go on a downward slope among Hispanics in the United States in recent surveys.

On Tuesday, Former President Donald Trump, mourning the loss of supporter Ashli Babbitt, continues to falsely claim that the “martyr” was the only casualty of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection and that the FBI was behind the riots.

Former President Donald Trump revealed on Saturday that he admired Barack Obama amid years of attacking the first African-American president of the United States, including spreading a baseless "birther" conspiracy theory that he was not eligible for the top post because he was not born in the U.S.

Hard-right Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz has revealed on Tuesday that his political camp is still floating the idea of installing former President Donald Trump as the House Speaker if the Republicans gain control of the chamber in the midterms. 

Donald Trump’s accuser Summer Zervos has lodged a request to schedule his deposition before Christmas six months after New York’s highest court junked the former U.S. president's appeal on a defamation lawsuit, according to a judge’s law clerk on Monday.

Minnesotan Republican strategist Anton Lazzaro has been arrested on Thursday for allegedly soliciting sexual favors from minors.

US Republicans submitted a report backing claims that the coronavirus originated from a lab in China and suggest that Chinese military and the US government may have also been involved.

Party supporters were taken to a page that encouraged them to make a sizeable donation to the party's coffers, upon signing on the page.

A group of liberal women earlier helped the FBI track down the rioters by giving them data gathered from dating apps.

“This is a celebration of two wonderful religions, and as the club is the most visible symbol of the Republican party in New York City, a city that is becoming more and more intolerant of opposing opinions, I am afraid that is going to continue,” said club president Ian Walsh Reilly.

“There is no defense for the President’s comments tonight undermining our Democratic process. America is counting the votes, and we must respect the results as we always have before. No election or person is more important than our Democracy,” said Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican.

U.S. Republican lawmakers have rejected Donald Trump’s suggestion to postpone the presidential election on Nov. 3.

While Jarrett reiterated that she’s staying out of endorsing political candidates, there was a certain glimmer of hope as she spoke of Rice. “There are a level and depth to her experience which would be a real asset,” added Jarrett.

On Friday, a heated discussion over the new COVID-19 relief bill began as Senate Republicans added the final improvements to an initiative that would grant liability protections to entities that will carry on with their operations despite the COVID-19 pandemic.

A volley of state governors including Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum has urged American citizens to keep political affiliations aside while discussing and dealing with issues concerning the outbreak and virus transmission.

The months-long impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump concluded with the Senate acquitting him on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.