McCarthy's Command of GOP Weakened by Election Failures
Republicans ran into stiff competition in their march across the country, dashing hopes for the sweeping gains they had promised. Instead they inched toward what could be another Congress in which the two parties are separated by just a few seats.
Routine votes to fund the government or raise the nation's debt limit would then have the potential to trigger crises and gridlock across federal operations, as has happened in the past. While no rivals emerged publicly Wednesday to challenge him, stirrings of the difficulty ahead for McCarthy were clear as far-right members threatened his ambitions.
With only a slim majority, Republicans could still bring a new intensity to Capitol Hill and threaten to end Biden’s most ambitious plans.
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