The Latest Breaking News from Republican Party

Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

Republican speakers have allowed a conservative faction to have outsized power for years. Now the House is speaker-less and paralyzed.

House to select speaker as soon as Wednesday, but that’s no guarantee that the chaos will subside

New Texas Republican row blows up after prominent PAC hosts speaker who praised Hitler

Move to push out GOP leader leaves Republicans, and the whole chamber, in the wilderness

Donald Trump has revelled in the calls for him to become the next speaker of the House

The House has been left in turmoil after Kevin McCarthy was ousted as speaker on 3 October. As Republicans scramble to find his successor, here’s a look at some of the possible contenders. Rachel Sharp reports

Former president calls Hamas attack ‘vicious’ and noted that ‘young children’ were ‘just slaughtered’

Legal effort seeks to bar supporters of ‘rebellion’ or ‘insurrection from serving

‘If the Republican party nominates Donald Trump or the various personalities jockeying to imitate his divisive, crass behavior, we will lose,’ Hurd says as he drops out

Hurd was the last major candidate to join the already crowded Republican primary field when he announced his run in late June. He leaves the race after failing to gain traction as pragmatic moderate.