You've likely heard a lot about the repeated failed votes for house speaker, but is this a new level of dysfunction for Congress? To answer that question, we turned to author and historian John Farrell.
What a week it's been in Congress.
To answer that question, we've turned to author and historian John Farrell. He has covered Congress as a journalist and also written biographies of former House Speaker Tip O'Neill and Senator Ted Kennedy.
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