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Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL) apologized on Sunday, several days after getting into a physical altercation with Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) on the House floor.

Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro have stormed government buildings in scenes that evoke the Jan. 6 attacks on the U.S. Capitol.

After watching a clip of Rep. Jim Jordan on Fox News on Sunday, former Republican Party advisor Tara Setmayer went on an extensive rant about the Ohio Republican who will soon chair the House Judicial Committee.

During an appearance on MSNBC's "The Sunday Show" after receiving a Presidential Citizens Medal from President Joe Biden for his role in protecting the Capitol and lawmakers on Jan 6, Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn was shown a clip of recently elected House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) praising Donald Trump on the two-year anniversary of the insurrection.

Rep. Nancy Mace (SC) once again blasted fellow Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz (FL) as a "fraud" on Sunday.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) explained her previous support for the conspiracy theory group QAnon by saying she "easily got sucked into" the ideas.

During an appearance on mMSNBC's "The Sunday Show," former Republican National Committee head Michaels Steele laughed at the notion that newly-elected House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Ca) would unite his House GOP caucus after a bitter fight that led to 15 ballots before he won.

Former Arizona candidate Kari Lake (R) claimed to have "excellent evidence" that her election had been "sabotaged" even though a judge had ruled against her.

During an appearance on CNN's "State of the Union," Rep Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) walked back accusations that some of his Republican colleagues are "terrorists" but later complained about how they used the opportunity to "degrade" now-Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R_CA) for days while forcing multiple votes.

Fox News host Maria Bartiromo wondered "how long" Rep. Kevin McCarthy will be Speaker of the House after agreeing to allow any single member to bring a motion to vacate the chair.

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) downplayed a physical confrontation that occurred on the floor of the House and insisted that it happened "exactly how the Founders intended it."

According to Punchbowl News founder John Bresnahan, the literal floor fight in the House late Friday night that saw Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL) hauled away after he tried to attack Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), was precipitated by a goof in voting by Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) on the 14th ballot.

According to a report from Vox, House Democrats, observing the Republican Party rancor that preceded the 15-ballot election of Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to become the new House speaker, see an opportunity to maintain a certain amount of control of the chamber.

According to a report from the Washington Post, California RTepublican Kevin McCarthy's persistence to become House speaker may have paid off after he squeaked out a win after 15 ballots, but there are still bruised feelings and a rift has grown among members of the Freedom Caucus over his ascension.

TOPEKA — The Kansas Bureau of Investigation’s four-year inquiry into alleged child sexual abuse in four Catholic dioceses and a breakaway Catholic sect in the state resulted in referral of 30 cases to county prosecutors targeting 14 members of the clergy, state officials said Friday.

The Louisiana Republican State Central Committee voted Saturday to condemn the Biden administration’s prisoner swap with Russia that led to the release of basketball star Brittney Griner.

Members of the GOP committee attending their quarterly meeting in Lafayette supported a resolution condemning the Griner exchange through a voice vote. No members raised objections to the matter, once a reference to Griner being a “woke” gay woman was removed from the statement.

In the early minutes of Saturday morning Republicans elected Kevin McCarthy Speaker of the House on the fifteenth try. Minutes earlier a fistfight nearly erupted as one GOP Member had to be physically restrained from attacking Matt Gaetz.

While Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has fought an uphill battle to victory, a new analysis is explaining why this may only be the beginning of the Republican chaos to come.

Documentary filmmaker and activist Michael Moore wants liberals and progressives in red areas of the country to take heart — and begin planning for 2024.