The new Republican House majority is off to a shaky start. We’ll unpack the drama over committee assignments, the debt ceiling fight and a House speaker who has a very precarious hold on power.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) speaks with the press at the White House on Wednesday. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post)The 118th Congress started with a long and contentious vote for House speaker. After 15 rounds of voting, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) won that fight, but he’s still struggling to seize control of an unruly party with a slim House majority.
McCarthy is now negotiating committee assignments with input from a small but vocal far-right contingent. And he’s reeling from controversy surrounding a freshman member of the House, George Santos (R-N.Y.).
On top of all that, Democrats and Republicans are in a fight over the debt limit, with no easy path forward.
Reporter Leigh Ann Caldwell joins us to walk us through this chaotic Congress.
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The new Republican House majority is off to a shaky start. We’ll unpack the drama over committee assignments, the debt ceiling fight and a House speaker who has a very precarious hold on power.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) speaks with the press at the White House on Wednesday. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post)The 118th Congress started with a long and contentious vote for House speaker. After 15 rounds of voting, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) won that fight, but he’s still struggling to seize control of an unruly party with a slim House majority.
McCarthy is now negotiating committee assignments with input from a small but vocal far-right contingent. And he’s reeling from controversy surrounding a freshman member of the House, George Santos (R-N.Y.).
On top of all that, Democrats and Republicans are in a fight over the debt limit, with no easy path forward.
Reporter Leigh Ann Caldwell joins us to walk us through this chaotic Congress.
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