Posted 12/27/2023, 1:00:00 PM
GOP Majority Faces Inner Turmoil: Failed Speaker Votes, Debt Ceiling Drama, Flopped Probes, and Member Scandals Test Slim Margin
- Speaker drama in January with 14 failed votes before Kevin McCarthy was elected Speaker, foreshadowing later conflicts
- Failed push to use debt ceiling negotiations to force spending cuts desired by conservatives
- Investigations into Biden administration have largely flopped so far
- Second speaker drama in October when conservatives helped vote out McCarthy briefly
- Expulsion of Rep. George Santos and other resignations have further narrowed the GOP's slim majority