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Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., holds up an article while questioning Attorney General William Barr during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the oversight of the Department of Justice on Capitol Hill, July 28, 2020 in Washington. Johnson, the new leader of one of the houses of Congress that will certify the winner of next year's presidential election helped spearhead the attempt to overturn the last one. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool via AP, File)

New U.S. House speaker tried to help overturn the 2020 election, raising concerns about the next one

By Nicholas Riccardi - Associated Press

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, sits with Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, right, and former Speaker of the House Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., back row left, as the House convenes for a second day of balloting to elect a speaker, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House speaker live updates | Next round of voting set for Thursday after Jordan comes up short again

Associated Press

The U.S. Capitol is seen on Monday, Oct. 16, 2023, in Washington. Republicans are heading to the House for the second time this Congress to try and elect a speaker, marking what they hope will be a unifying moment for a party that has been in turmoil for weeks. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Live updates | Jordan loses 20 Republicans in speaker’s vote, creating uphill climb to win gavel

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Del. C.E. "Cliff" Hayes, D-Chesapeake, addresses members during the floor session of the Virginia House of Delegates at the State Capitol in Richmond, Va., Jan. 20, 2022. A recent investigative report provided to The Associated Press has raised questions about whether Hayes is meeting the state's residency standards for lawmakers. He insists he is following the law. (Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP, File)

Virginia statehouse candidates face questions about residency requirements

By Sarah Rankin - Associated Press

FILE - The speaker's dais is seen in the House of Representatives of the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Feb. 28, 2022. After House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of the job by a contingent of hard-right conservatives this week, House GOP leaders are now grappling to find a new speaker. With no speaker of the House, a constitutional officer second in line to the presidency, the Congress cannot fully function — to pass laws, fund the government and otherwise serve as the branch of government closest to the people — during a time of simmering uncertainty at home and abroad. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

House Republicans are mired in chaos after ousting McCarthy and rejecting Scalise. What’s next?

By Mary Clare Jalonick - Associated Press

Aides bring in food for a House Republican closed-door caucus to decide who to nominate for speaker of the House, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Scalise is the GOP’s pick to be the House speaker but he faces an uncertain path. What happens next?

By Mary Clare Jalonick - Associated Press

Illustration on House Republicans by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Thelma and Louise and the next House speaker

By Peter Navarro

Former President Donald Trump welcomes Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, to the stage at a campaign rally in support of the campaign of Ohio Senate candidate JD Vance at Wright Bros. Aero Inc. at Dayton International Airport on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, in Vandalia, Ohio. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

Trump is inserting himself into the messy race to become the next House speaker. Will it matter?

By Stephen Groves and Jill Colvin - Associated Press

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 8, 2017. Scalise has emerged as a leading contender to replace McCarthy who was voted out of the job by a contingent of hard-right conservatives this. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Televised speaker debate called off after candidates buck the spectacle

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., speaks to reporters as he walks out of a closed-door caucus meeting after the House approved a 45-day funding bill to keep federal agencies open, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, in Washington. The measure now goes to the Senate. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Manchin calls vote to oust McCarthy a ‘personal’ score-settling

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Former President Donald Trump listens during his civil fraud trial at the State Supreme Court building in New York, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. (Jeenah Moon/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

Donald Trump may visit the Capitol to address Republicans as they pick a new speaker, AP sources say

By Farnoush Amiri and Jill Colvin - Associated Press

The Pentagon would receive funding for a host of programs under the Senate Armed Services Committee's proposed defense authorization bill . (Associated Press/File)

Defense bill talks continue despite House speaker drama

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, speaks during a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on what Republicans say is the politicization of the FBI and Justice Department and attacks on American civil liberties on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

GOP lawmaker says Trump endorsing Jim Jordan for House speaker

By S.A. Miller and Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters outside his office after the House approved a 45-day funding bill to keep federal agencies open, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, in Washington. The measure, now before the Senate, has been held up by Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., who objects to funding for Ukraine not being included in the bill. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

GOP senators alarmed over House speaker fiasco as government careens toward another shutdown drama

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks to reporters hours after he was ousted as Speaker of the House, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

McCarthy learns that no good deed goes unpunished

By J.T. Young

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks to reporters after a closed-door meeting with Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and other House Republicans after Gaetz filed a motion to oust McCarthy from his leadership role, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Bigger than expected rebel vote puts McCarthy on verge of being ousted as speaker

By Susan Ferrechio, Kerry Picket and Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., joined by Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., holds a news conference just after the House approved a 45-day funding bill to keep federal agencies open, but the measure must first go to the Senate, at the Capitol in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Rep. Matt Gaetz is threatening to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy. It won’t be easy

By Farnoush Amiri - Associated Press

In this Oct. 27, 2019, photo President Donald Trump, right, accompanied by Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., left, arrive for Game 5 of the World Series baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

Gaetz says he’s in contact with Trump amid effort to oust McCarthy from speakership

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., joined by Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., holds a news conference just after the House approved a 45-day funding bill to keep federal agencies open, but the measure must first go to the Senate, at the Capitol in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Congress dodged a federal shutdown, but more spending fights and House infighting are in the offing

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

In this photo provided to the Associated Press, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, poses for a photo with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., left, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of N.Y., at a closed-door meeting with members of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. (AP Photo)

Ukraine aid is dropped from government funding bill. That raises questions about future U.S. support

By Kevin Freking - Associated Press