While House Republicans are mostly unified when it comes to hot-button topics such as immigration and border security, the GOP conference has been plagued by infighting that caused a chaotic speaker’s race and delays in passing important legislation that could be detrimental heading into a 2024 election.
From the ousting of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy last year to historic blocks on rule votes, Republicans have faced major obstacles as they seek to maintain their narrow majority next November. But their biggest challenge has repeatedly proven to be themselves.
“I’ve been frank about this across the board. There are people in my conference that are not here for the right reasons,” said Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI). “They’re not here to govern. They don’t understand how to govern. They really don’t understand there’s a difference between compromise and
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