#GOP lawmaker drops f-bomb as moderates bash conservatives over revolt: ‘A little spicy in there’

#GOP lawmaker drops f-bomb as moderates bash conservatives over revolt: ‘A little spicy in there’

Moderate House Republicans lashed out Tuesday against the conservative lawmakers who shut down the chamber floor last week, using a closed-door GOP meeting to accuse the rebels — in apparently profane terms — of undermining the party’s agenda. Reps. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) and Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.) castigated the hard-liners, according to a number of…

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#McCarthy, Scalise tensions bubble into public over GOP rebellion

#McCarthy, Scalise tensions bubble into public over GOP rebellion

Tensions between House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) bubbled up into the open last week as House GOP leaders dealt with hardline conservative rebels bringing action on the floor to a halt over the debt limit compromise with the White House. McCarthy on Wednesday morning directly named Scalise when explaining to…

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