How McCarthy’s speaker deals will cause ‘cannibalistic brawl among extremists’
by Peter Stone in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#67W30)
The deals struck between Kevin McCarthy and the far-right House Freedom Caucus will give the most conservative figures considerable power
The deals struck between the new House speaker, Kevin McCarthy, and almost 20 members of the far-right House Freedom Caucus are already emboldening the most conservative figures in the Republican party with moves set to give the caucus considerable power in the months ahead.
In order to secure the speakership McCarthy was forced into a humiliating series of defeats before his deal-making and concessions finally offered enough to bring rebel members of the Freedom Caucus onboard.
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