Top Republican urges party to end ‘civil war’ and elect House speaker this week

Texas congressman Mike McCaul calls on House to unify and move quickly' because we cannot paralyze democracy'

Republicans in Washington need to elect a new speaker this week" and end the party's civil war" in the House that is sending a message to the world of dysfunction, especially amid the conflict unfolding in Israel, a senior GOP figure said on Sunday.

The Texas Republican congressman Mike McCaul, chairman of the House foreign affairs committee, urged his own party in the House to unify because we have got to move quickly, we cannot paralyze democracy, especially when we have hotspots all over the world... and I'm just worried about the messaging this sends."