Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s slog to his post ended with a remarkably public show of intraparty strife that played out in a history-making overnight session.
Mr. Gingrich began the zero-sum politics that mutated into the Tea Party to Trump M.A.G.A. Republicans to the raucous five-day stretch in the House that ended early Saturday.
The Republican divisions posing problems for Representative Kevin McCarthy have been playing out not only on the House floor but also in his hometown, a red area of blue California.