Both Massie and Paul have reputations for standing up to their party leaders in Washington, a dynamic that Paul said puts them in good standing with voters back home.

Removing the speaker launches the House Republicans into chaos heading into a busy fall when Congress will need to fund the government again or risk a mid-November shutdown.

Colorado Representative Lauren Boebert posted a tweet of her sons standing around a Christmas tree holding guns.

The reaction of parents who have lost children in school shootings was swift.

Thomas Massie, who represents Kentucky's 4th Congressional District, did not write anything alongside the image. 

Yarmuth said Congress will also move forward with a second impeachment vote, despite the threats.

Pro-Trump rioters stormed the Capitol, which was subsequently placed on lockdown, as lawmakers were set to certify Joe Biden's Electoral College victory. 

The White House said Trump's approval of the declaration will provide federal assistance to state and local efforts to combat and recover from the the novel coronavirus pandemic.