Rep. Anthony D'Esposito called Rep. Matt Gaetz an "a--hole" as a first vote is expected on whether a motion to vacate Speaker Kevin McCarthy will advance.

WASHINGTON - Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., got into a heated exchange with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in a closed door meeting Thursday as tensions between lawmakers on the Hill grow amid a looming ...

But in the next ballot, tensions waned and McCarthy was finally elected House speaker — putting an end to the longest battle for the House speakership since the mid-19th century.

Simmering tensions between Speaker Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) and Rep. Matt Gaetz (Fla.) are boiling over as the Florida Republican heightens his threat to oust the GOP leader from his post. The ...

Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Rep. Matt Gaetz clashed at the Republican National Convention, highlighting ongoing tensions in the House GOP conference.

(CNN) — Tensions erupted as House Republicans met behind closed-doors on Thursday, the latest sign of deep divisions and infighting as the House GOP conference has failed to coalesce around a ...

Tensions erupted as House Republicans met behind closed-doors on Thursday, the latest sign of deep divisions and infighting as the House GOP conference has failed to coalesce around a plan to ...

With two days left until a government shutdown, tensions erupted between GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and Speaker McCarthy as House Republicans met behind closed doors according to a source in the ...

WASHINGTON DC -- Northwest Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz and U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy never seemed to see eye-to-eye on how the House should be run. Rep. Gaetz got his way on Tuesday ...

Before McCarthy finally clinched the speakership, there was a near-brawl in the House late Friday as Matt Gaetz delivered a blow denying him on the 14th vote.