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On the day that the DOJ announced arrests related to a brothel that focused on political clients, these 70 Republicans voted to give the FBI brand new headquarters. Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz moved to defund plans for the new office…

Start SlideshowNewly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana was a vocal supporter of Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. The Onion asked House Republicans why they unanimously selected an election…

Following weeks of Republican infighting, the House of Representatives elected Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., as House speaker on Wednesday. In a 220-209 vote, the Republican-controlled chamber elected Johnson as speaker following weeks of…

While most trolls are primarily confined to the worst corners of the internet, some, like Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), live to wreak havoc in the real world. The Onion asked trolls, shitposters, and internet provocateurs why they love the…

Kevin McCarthy becomes the first speaker to ever be successfully ousted in a motion to vacate vote. One day, you can tell your grandchildren you were alive to witness this completely pointless bit of history. Matt Gaetz’s self-aggrandizing…

WASHINGTON— Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) successfully ousted House Speaker Kevin McCarthy by a razor-thin margin on Tuesday afternoon. Gaetz rallied eight dissatisfied House conservatives to vote with Democrats, ending McCarthy’s speakership by…

Despite Kevin McCarthy’s attempts to placate the far-right flank of his party, relations are strained between the House speaker and GOP hard-liners. The Onion asked Republicans to explain why McCarthy must be ousted from his leadership…

“It’s the dew on the freshly shorn grass in the early morning, it’s a sip of lemonade at the end of a hot summer day, it’s the arm of your friend around your shoulder. But most of all, it’s never ever having to see a Black person in my…

House Republicans successfully implemented a number of common-sense proposals into this year’s National Defense Authorization Act that will slow the leftist destruction of our institutions. Before passing the defense spending bill,…

Leading Pentagon officials canceled a previously scheduled drag show at a Nevada Air Force base this week following pressure from Florida GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz. On Wednesday, NBC News reported that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Gen. Mark…