The defectors broke with their party to block a Pentagon spending bill from being debated in the House. Their stances reflect deep G.O.P. divisions pushing the government toward a shutdown.
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Hard Right Grinds House to a Halt, Rebuking McCarthy for the Debt Deal
Members of the ultraconservative Freedom Caucus effectively shut down the House floor for several hours, calling the speaker’s fiscal compromise with President Biden a betrayal.
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House Panel Plans Manhattan Hearing. Bragg Calls It a ‘Political Stunt.’
The Republican-led Judiciary Committee hopes to tarnish the Democratic prosecutor who is leading the criminal case against former President Donald J. Trump.
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Why Eli Crane Defied Kevin McCarthy
The freshman Republican from Arizona was the only newcomer to hold out against Speaker Kevin McCarthy until the very end.
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Many Republicans Against McCarthy Sought to Overturn 2020 Election
Some of the same Republicans who were former President Donald J. Trump’s lieutenants in seeking to overturn the 2020 election led the charge against Representative Kevin McCarthy as speaker.