Do you want the speaker of the House to speak, or do you want the speaker of the House to herd cats? If it’s the latter, and it usually is, a congressman in his second term seems like the wrong…

There is an element in the Republican Party that is completely at peace with losing elections. All of them: Races for the White House. Congress. The speakership. You name it. Even when party leaders win, they find a way to…

Co-host Scott McKay is a happy camper in this week’s episode of The Spectacle podcast, as Saturday’s primary elections in Louisiana were a total wipeout of the Bayou State’s Democrats. He’s happy to tell you all about it as co-host…

Speaker TK, otherwise known as Speaker Nemo or Speaker Speechless, ranks among the greatest to preside over the House of Representatives in his/her/their short tenure that began on Oct. 3. That the recent holders of that office include a child…

At 11 a.m., Wednesday morning, the House of Representatives met on the floor to cast their votes for Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s replacement — and, once again, in classic congressional style, instead of getting behind Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) Republicans only…

I’m writing this on Thursday afternoon, just a couple of hours away from The American Spectator’s annual Robert L. Bartley Gala — and if I didn’t see you there, it means you have missed out and simply must remedy the…

There are times when American politics transcends the absurd and enters the realm of memes. Washington, D.C., has tried the former for quite some time now, but we could very well be on the cusp of seeing the Swamp turn…

Matt Gaetz did with seven other votes what Kevin McCarthy could not do with more than half of the House chamber. He imposed his will. The general commanding a majority of the troops on the field capitulated to Democrats to…

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich led the Republican Party to victory in 1994, when the GOP took back the majority in Congress for the first time in 40 years. He tells the story in detail in his book,…