Most of the top Republican candidates running for president in 2024 reacted grimly to the ouster of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy by a faction of hard-liners in their own party, while one contender embraced the chaos and the front-runner for the nomination notably did not denounce the move.

The eight conservative rebels who voted with House Democrats to oust Rep. Kevin McCarthy as speaker haven't decided yet on their choice to replace him.

A group has been impersonating government officials, harassing New York residents at their homes and falsely accusing them of breaking the law, state officials have warned.

The day before he was ousted, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was doing what he loved - stopping to greet tourists at the Capitol, gushing about the beauty of the place and its history at the center of American democracy.