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January 8, 2023

Gaetz and Rogers weren’t the first: Here are the wildest times lawmakers have come to blows inside the Capitol

Congress has a long history of violence between lawmakers, and the 118th Congress nearly added to that history when Rep. Mike Rogers had to be restrained from Rep. Matt Gaetz.

January 8, 2023

Republicans enter Congress with record number of women after putting up diverse slate of GOP candidates

A record number of Republican women and minorities are now serving in Congress after the party fielded its most diverse pool of candidates ever in the 2022 midterm elections.

January 7, 2023

Army hockey coach credits trainer with saving player's life after serious neck injury from inadvertent skate

Army head coach Brian Riley credits Rachel Leahy, Army's trainer, for saving the life of Eric Huss. Huss suffered a serious neck injury Thursday night from an inadvertent skate.

January 7, 2023

Mars to offer 'all-female' M&M's for limited time to honor successful women ‘all over the world’

M&M's creator Mars announced its new "all-female" M&M's packaging to go with its candies for a limited time to promote women's "success and happiness."

January 7, 2023

5 college basketball players hospitalized after rigorous workout; head coach temporarily removed: report

Concordia University Chicago postponed two men's basketball games after five players on the team were hospitalized following a rigorous workout at practice.

January 7, 2023

‘It’s how you finish’: Speaker McCarthy's years-long struggle to grasp the gavel after battling 'Never Kevins'

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., was elected to serve as speaker of the House less than 24 hours ago, bringing an end to what has been a long quest to secure the speaker's gavel.

January 6, 2023

Army hockey player recovering after severe neck injury from skate

Army hockey player Eric Huss is recovering after undergoing successful surgery from an inadvertent skate to the neck in a game against Sacred Heart Thursday.

January 6, 2023

Wisconsin Republican blasts Gaetz for 'dragging' speaker fight out for 'fundraising'

Wisconsin Republican Rep.-elect Derrick Van Orden torched Rep.-elect Matt Gaetz for "dragging" out the fight for House speaker for "fundraising" off of it.

January 6, 2023

Embattled Rep.-elect Santos refuses to answer questions about resume lies while promising to support McCarthy

Rep.-elect George Santos refused to answer questions regarding accusations he lied about his resume while promising to support McCarthy in the House speaker race.

January 6, 2023

Byron Donalds invokes Reagan when asked if he trusts Kevin McCarthy

Byron Donalds quoted Ronald Regan when asked by Fox News Digital Friday if he trusts Kevin McCarthy to lead the GOP as House speaker in the new Congress.