It was four days of name-calling, late-night huddles, rush deliveries of pizzas and burritos. It was cigar smoke wafting through the hallways, diaper changes and a dog on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. Then a near-fist fight.
Establishment Republicans were horrified. Democrats snickered. Comedian Jon Stewart called it the best season of C-SPAN ever.
The first week of the new Congress with Republicans in charge of the House was marred by conflict about their leader, Kevin McCarthy. Rules weren¡¯t broken because they were nonexistent. Post-Civil War records were shattered, and long-held Republican traditions were abandoned.
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