Newly-elected House Speaker Mike Johnson is scheduled to give a talk at a Christian anti-transgender event held at a full-scale recreation of Noah's Ark

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Speaker of the House candidate Rep. Mike Johnson arrives for the Speaker candidate forum in the Longworth House Office Building on Monday, October 23, 2023.

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New House Speaker Mike Johnson once wrote that homosexuality will lead to 'chaos and sexual anarchy'

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US Rep. Mike Johnson leaves a House Republican conference meeting in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill on October 24, 2023 in Washington, DC.

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Speaker of the House finally elected, ending three weeks of leaderless chaos

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Rep. Mike Johnson, an ultraconservative and Trump loyalist, was voted in as the new speaker of the House. The Representative from Louisiana was the fourth nominee for the speakership after Rep.

George Santos says he threw his life 'into the toilet' and 'flushed it' to win his House seat, but doesn't regret running for office

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Rep. George Santos at the US Capito.

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Matt Gaetz dismisses the idea that Kevin McCarthy's ouster as speaker is fueling government dysfunction: 'The chaos narrative is a bit overplayed'

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Rep. Matt Gaetz at the US Capitol on October 11, 2023.

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House of Representatives tumbles into chaos as fight for new speaker erupts

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The House is paralyzed after far-right Republicans forced Kevin McCarthy out as speaker. A new battle is on as Republicans scramble to replace him.

Here's what Kevin McCarthy is losing after Matt Gaetz knocked him out of the Speaker's chair

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Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is surrounded by press and police on the way to the chamber, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023.
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is surrounded by press and police on the way to the chamber, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023.

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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy planted the seeds of his own downfall in his January 2023 concessions

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U.S. House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) rubs his face during the fourth day of elections for Speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 06, 2023 in Washington, DC.
U.S. House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) rubs his face during the fourth day of elections for Speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 06, 2023 in Washington, DC.

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Lauren Boebert's fondling incident may have violated Colorado's public indecency law, but an attorney said she probably won't be charged

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Colorado Representative Lauren Boebert.

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