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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy added more GOP firebrand members to a few of the most high-profile committees in the House, despite their initial opposition to his bid for speaker.

Joy Reid and Byron Donalds got into a heated on-air exchange Tuesday after Donalds pointed out that Social Security will become insolvent in the near future.

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Leader Chuck Schumer and VP Kamala Harris were among Democrats who criticized Republicans' 'extreme' Born Alive Bill.

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Leader Chuck Schumer and VP Kamala Harris were among Democrats who criticized Republicans' 'extreme' Born Alive Bill.

Eight Republican chairs have each served less than 10 years in the House, up from just three who took over gavels in 2011.

Erika Donalds, wife of Republican Florida Rep. Byron Donalds, decried the "racist attacks" made against her and her husband, telling her "haters" to "cry harder."

Rep. Byron Donalds argued with MSNBC’s Joy Reid on “The ReidOut” over his voting record following her controversial comments on his House speaker nomination.

Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., revealed Sunday he has been appointed to the Republican House Steering Committee in exchange for supporting Kevin McCarthy for House Speaker.

Questions about race and representation permeated the debate over who can best reflect the will of the American electorate on the Hill.

Both sides in the protracted debate recognized the need for racial, ethnic and gender diversity.

Black Republicans are never just … Republicans.

Congressman-elect Matt Gaetz of Florida was seen talking to several Democrats on the House floor this week during his attempt to prevent a McCarthy speakership.

"I'll have the votes," House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy said Friday when asked if he'd have enough support to earn the House speakership after an historic 13 rounds of votes.

The extended drama over picking the next House speaker has put the normally understated position of House clerk in the spotlight.

In the biggest shift since the speaker nominations started, a total of 14 Republicans who previously voted against Kevin McCarthy backed the embattled Californian in a 12th vote.

Democrats are celebrating the largest Congressional Black Caucus in the nation's history but are excluding GOP speaker nominee Rep.-elect Byron Donalds, R-Fla., from the group.

The attack on Black Florida Rep. Byron Donalds as a "prop" is the latest example of racially charged rhetoric against minority Republicans by liberal figures.

Rep.-elect Lauren Boebert's, R-Colo., sudden nomination of Rep.-elect Kevin Hern, R-Okla., for House speaker failed to garner more than three votes in the ninth round of balloting.

Rep.-elect Kevin McCarthy appears to have lost the ninth round of voting for House speaker this week after failing to capture any of the 21 Republican holdouts.

Rep.-elect Kevin McCarthy appears to have lost the eighth round of voting for House speaker without gaining any ground among Republican holdouts.

Rep. Dan Bishop hit back at Cori Bush on Thursday after she said Black Republican Byron Donalds was a "prop" and accused him of upholding white supremacy.

Twitter CEO Elon Musk posted a message early Thursday morning in which he supported House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy to be the next Speaker of the House.

The House of Representatives has failed to elect a speaker for the first time since 1923 — here are the winners and losers so far from the ongoing debate over the speakership.

MSNBC host Joy Reid dismissed the historic nomination of Rep-elect Byron Donalds as House Speaker as a GOP “troll” move during “The ReidOut” Wednesday.

The second day of a new Congress ended without much progress in naming a new House speaker.

Missouri Rep. Cori Bush shocked Twitter users for attacking Republican Rep-elect and House Speaker candidate Byron Donalds as a “prop” for the GOP on Wednesday.

As Republicans struggled for a second day to elect a House speaker, Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida emerged as the choice of conservative holdouts who are refusing to support Kevin McCarthy’s bid.

The chaos in the U.S. House of Representatives continues Wednesday as Congress still doesn’t have a Speaker of the House following numerous votes.

The 44-year-old Florida Republican received support from a group of hard-right Republicans for House speaker on Wednesday, a day after he joined them in opposing Kevin McCarthy’s bid for the speakership.

House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy again failed to secure the necessary 218 votes to be the next House speaker on Wednesday, splitting the vote between Rep.-elects Hakeem Jeffries and Byron Donalds.

Rep. Chip Roy of Texas drew a standing ovation for Reps. Byron Donalds and Hakeem Jeffries as two Black congressmen in the hunt to become speaker of the House.

Kevin McCarthy's Quixotic quest to become House speaker took another hit on Wednesday as he lost a fourth ballot to a third conservative challenger.

Hard-right Republicans nominated Rep.-elect Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) to be House speaker, an alternative to GOP leader Kevin McCarthy.

Rep. Byron Donalds defended his decision to flip his vote for House speaker away from Kevin McCarthy in the third round of voting on Tuesday.

'[I]t’s now time for all of our GREAT Republican House Members to VOTE FOR KEVIN, CLOSE THE DEAL, TAKE THE VICTORY,' the former president wrote.

House Republicans plowed through the second day of the new Congress, with no clear off-ramp from their political chaos over electing leader Kevin McCarthy as the new speaker.

Rep. Byron Donalds caused a stir in the House of Representatives on Tuesday when he switched his vote for the speaker of the chamber away from GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy.

Lake was seen as one of the brightest stars in the Trump wing of the party but was among a slew of candidates spreading his election lies who lost in November.

Club Q shooting survivors testified to Congress about constant threats and violence against members of the LGBTQ community.

The Republican Party’s capture of the House majority is upending the agenda in Washington, empowering GOP lawmakers to pursue conservative goals and vigorously challenge the policies of President Joe Biden and his administration.

House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy has cleared the first major step toward becoming House speaker.

Rep. Byron Donalds is generally considered a significant long shot in his campaign for House GOP conference chair against Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York.

Air Force veteran Jennifer-Ruth Green is eyeing an upset in an Indiana U.S. House district that has been Democratically controlled for nearly a century.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis attended a Naples High School football game Friday night 10 days after Hurricane Ian devastated Southwest Florida.

Rep. Byron Donalds explained the scope of the destruction with which Hurricane Ian has punished the state of Florida on Wednesday on "Special Report."

Republican members of Florida's congressional delegation have yet to hear from President Biden about what assistance is needed as Hurricane Ian barrels towards the state.

Rep. Byron Donalds is running for the House Republican Conference Chair to expand the GOP brand and ensure a strong conservative voice at the leadership table.

Fox News host Laura Ingraham spoke with Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., and Fox News contributor Mollie Hemingway about how President Biden is trying to divide the country.

Democratic U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist has defeated Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried in Florida's closely watched gubernatorial primary.

The baby formula shortage gave the Fox News host a platform to show off her staggering forgetfulness.

Florida Rep. Byron Donalds and Texas congressional candidate Wesley Hunt, two Black Republicans who are in interracial marriages, slammed Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., for claiming that Republicans want to ban interracial marriage.

Governor DeSantis signed the new congressional maps into law on Friday -- triggering voting rights groups to sue Florida saying it will diminish the state’s Black representation and benefit Republicans.

Former President Donald Trump recently told a mostly white crowd at a rally in Texas that his legal troubles are the fault of Black prosecutors he called racists.

On "The Takeout" podcast this week, Byron Donalds discussed a third run for Trump and the feud between Lauren Boebert and Ilhan Omar.

‘Thank goodness for Sinema and Joe Manchin,’ says Arizona Republican of filibuster

Republican lawmakers caught laughing while thanking Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema for keeping the filibuster alive

Former Sen. Rick Santorum said in the video that Republicans are unlikely to roll back social programs once they're in place.

"My gut reaction is disappointment," Donalds told WINK-TV. "There are going to be issues we're not going to agree on. But iron sharpens iron."

GOP freshman says former president ‘does not matter’ after he faces reel of racist remarks

Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., lit into liberal "The View" co-host Joy Behar for claiming Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., doesn't "understand" systemic racism, asking "America's Newsroom" "why the hell are we even listening" to her in the first place.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. State Rep. Dane Eagle was appointed as executive director of the state's employment agency on Wednesday, a little more than two weeks after barely losing a Republican primary for Congress in a heavily GOP district. The agency was widely criticized for long delays in paying out unemployment benefits after the economy tanked during the coronavirus pandemic. Hundreds of thousands of people waited weeks and sometimes months for benefits from the glitch-ridden unemployment system after suddenly losing work amid the outbreak. But Crist dropped out of the Republican primary, ran as an independent and lost to Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio. Lawson remained as director of the Department of Economic Opportunity, but management of the unemployment system was given to Department of Management Services Secretary Jonathan Satter.

Florida has no statewide races on the 2020 ballot and voters are voting by mail in larger numbers, likely because of the coronavirus pandemic. Incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Ross Spano is facing a primary challenge from Lakeland City Commissioner Scott Franklin. Republican U.S. Rep. Bill Posey is also facing a primary opponent in District 8, located on Florida's Space Coast. The vote by mail totals far exceed the 2016 primary, when fewer than 1.3 million people voted by mail, and ballots will continue to arrive at election offices through Tuesday. The state has nearly 3.8 million voters who either are not registered with a party or are registered with a minor party.