Civil war

Their feud has caught political observers off guard, but the battle over the speakership might not change the policies of MAGA Congress members.

Here's a breakdown of the key players and issues at the center of the GOP's most recent infighting.

"With increasing frequency, we have tragically seen vandalism directed against Lincoln statues, particularly in the Midwest," a historian told Newsweek.

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov and "Putin's Chef" Yevgeny Prigozhin appear to be backing each other in vilifying Russian defense minister Sergei Shoigu.

"The drought conditions are allowing cavers to enter passages that formed tens of thousands of years ago," cave expert John Gunn told Newsweek.

Riley Bryant discovered rusted Civil War bullets on the previously submerged banks of the Mississippi, as well as a soldier's belt buckle.

The Trump-backing congresswoman was accused of having "dishonored U.S. veterans."

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said he doesn't encourage writing a "blank check" for Ukrainian aid in the war against Russia.

If Vladimir Putin is defeated in Ukraine, his "private armies," Russia's army and the FSB could form part of a "bloody" civil war, Mark Feygin told Newsweek.

King Charles III was reported to police by an anti-monarchy group who now want to challenge a legal principle that as U.K. sovereign he cannot be prosecuted.

"If you don't want a Civil War, vote for Democrats in November," Griffin tweeted on Tuesday. "If you do want Civil War, vote Republican."

"More than 40 percent of Americans think a civil war is likely in the next decade," Tiffany Cross said on Saturday. "Is this where history will say it began?"

The Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate has a history of praising the Confederacy, though more than 33,000 Pennsylvanians died fighting for the Union Army.

Newsweek asked experts about the likelihood of Texas breaking away from the U.S. after the Texas GOP's proposed platform called for a 2023 referendum on secession.

The Doodle was created by Virginia-based father-and-son artist duo Jerome and Jeromyah Jones.

The June 19 celebration became a federal holiday in 2021 but its origins go back to 1865.

The ship sank during the Civil War on New Year's Eve 1862, killing 16 on board.

Tucker Carlson suggested that he does not believe restricting gun access would resolve the issues facing America.

Commentators ask whether the former president could be banned under the 14th Amendment.

The former president shared a post on Truth Social calling for a new civil war in response to U.S. inflation.

The Illinois Republican's prediction came after former President Donald Trump shared a Truth Social post that said "Civil War."

The national holiday remembers the lives of those who died defending their country during the Civil War.

Former President Trump shared the post on Truth Social, the platform he set up after getting banned from Twitter over fears he would use it to incite violence.

"The Trump era is over in Pennsylvania because of his endorsement of Dr. Oz," a county GOP chair said recently.

"There are more of us than you think, people who think like us. White nationalists, pro-Confederate, pro-white," said one rallygoer.

There's a lot of chatter, sometimes wistful, about Civil War 2.0 in the U.S. Economically, it would be an unmanageable divorce.

Officials said the explosive was a Parrott shell and was located about 10 inches below the surface of the battlefield.

Kinzinger told The View that a 21st century civil war wouldn't be state against state, but armed group against armed group.

"Just say it if you want a civil war and officially declare yourself a traitor," Gallego wrote in response to Greene's suggestion of a "National Divorce scenario."

If armed violence erupts in 2024, the fate of the nation might well be decided by a simple fact: a big subset of the Republican Party has been systemically arming itself for this very reason.