Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) warned that the House GOP conference poses a "very real danger" of electing a Speaker and then in a few weeks going "back into the same mess." "There's a very real danger that [the House will] elect somebody, and three or four or five weeks from now, you're going...

Former Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Donna Brazile said the guilty pleas of two lawyers in the Georgia election interference case means that former President Trump is in “major trouble.” Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) late last week secured plea deals from Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro, who both agreed to testify against their co-defendants, including Trump. Brazile said that these...

With nine candidates in the running for Speaker, some Republicans are raising questions over whether their votes on overturning the 2020 election results should be a factor in electing the next leader. The House has been in turmoil since eight Republicans joined forces with Democrats earlier this month to oust former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.)...

Story at a glance Having a baby is expensive in the U.S. — and it's getting costlier. The median cost for an in-network C-section in the U.S. last year was about $15,500, while the median cost of a vaginal birth with no complications was almost $13,000, according to FAIR Health's cost of giving birth tracker. And the national median...

Former Vice President Mike Pence said Sunday that Israeli forces conducting a ground invasion into Gaza is necessary to eliminate Hamas in its war against the militant group.  During an appearance on NBC’s “Meet The Press,” Pence told moderator Kristen Welker that bipartisan support for Israel is important during this time, noting that Hamas’s attack...

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, was heard on audio recently released by a Texas newspaper, berating a staff member in a profanity-laced tirade.

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, now supporting Rep. Tom Emmer for House speaker, said border security must be a priority amid the Israel-Hamas war.

Republican presidential candidate Mike Pence said Sunday he would send troops into the Gaza Strip to free American hostages from the grips of Hamas if he were in the White House.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell made the case Sunday that U.S. aid for Israel and Ukraine needs to be lumped into one package, despite grumbles from within the Republican Party.

Former House speaker Kevin McCarthy called for unity in his party Sunday while saying the GOP is "embarrassing" in its inability to coalesce around a candidate to be the next speaker.