Michael Gardner, a Republican elected official in Texas, is charged with felony child abuse after accidentally shooting his grandson in a wedding he officiated in Nebraska.

In case you were wondering — or perhaps expecting something else.

The House is in need of a new speaker after Kevin McCarthy was ousted Tuesday. Follow along for the latest news on the search for McCarthy’s replacement.

Shane Woods came to D.C. on Jan. 6 armed with a knife, after telling a friend, “it’s going to be biblical.” He is now charged with murder in Illinois in a separate crash.

“Perception right now of Republicans in national politics is at a bottom,” a Wisconsin legislator told fellow party members on Tuesday night. Not everyone agreed.

President Biden vowed to forge ahead on student loan forgiveness efforts for borrowers despite efforts by Republican lawmakers to derail his relief policies.

Ron DeSantis’s presidential campaign is moving roughly a third of its staff to Iowa, banking further on an intense focus on the first-in-the-nation GOP caucus state.

There are other reasons the speaker of the House couldn’t be a dog. But how about a robot? We investigate the options following the ouster of Kevin McCarthy.

Rep. Kevin McCarthy fumed that Democrats let him lose his job. But his own party bears obvious culpability.

He learned there’s a price to pay for helping set fire to an institution and then asking the fire department to come save your office.

The Florida Republican and Trump ally has taken center stage in U.S. politics after instigating the vote to oust Rep. Kevin McCarthy as House speaker.

Rep. Matt Gaetz’s motion against McCarthy was supported by GOP Reps. Andy Biggs, Bob Good, Elijah Crane, Tim Burchett, Ken Buck, Nancy Mace and Matt Rosendale.

Trump’s limited support for the man he famously called “my Kevin” encapsulated a relationship that has ebbed and flowed over the years.

Late-night show hosts including Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel had a lot to say about the political chaos unfolding in the United States.

The ousted House speaker let loose on fellow Republicans and painted an ugly picture of the state of affairs for whoever succeeds him.

By voting to expel Kevin McCarthy as House speaker, Republicans ground the work of Congress to a halt and revealed the danger of governing by chaos.

Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) had lots of stories to tell Tuesday night following his ouster as House speaker.

The historic vote to vacate Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) as House speaker was punctuated by jeering, moments of stunned silence and an emphatic gavel swing.

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Monday introduced the resolution to remove Kevin McCarthy from his job as House speaker after weeks of threatening to do so.

And what this says about the House and the Republican Party