Tensions among Republicans in the US Congress have escalated, leading to physical altercations and heated clashes. Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy faced opposition from hard-right Republicans, similar to the situation that led to his ouster. There were reports of a near-fistfight in a Senate hearing, and a congressman accused McCarthy of assaulting him. The incidents occurred as lawmakers rushed to avoid a government shutdown and salvage their Thanksgiving vacation.
Several skirmishes broke out on Capitol Hill with tempers flaring across both chambers ahead of a possible government shutdown and the Thanksgiving holiday. https://t.co/JUdGeFxxLb
2 Fights Nearly Broke Out In Congress This Week—Here Are Some Of The Legislature’s Biggest Fights In History https://t.co/991ZOOx4mW
2 Fights Nearly Broke Out In Congress This Week—Here Are Some Of The Legislature’s Biggest Fights In History https://t.co/zgsQqCEH0J https://t.co/gNMPzUDouw
"Just weeks into his new job, Speaker Mike Johnson has already learned a valuable, if painful, lesson: Being an uncompromising conservative hard-liner is much easier from the backbenches than it is from the leadership suites," Carl Hulse writes. https://t.co/pLbtnw1oD8
‘No!’ Kevin McCarthy Vehemently Denies He Dished Out ‘Kidney Punch’ to Fellow Republican https://t.co/EPvkzxo96l
Rising tensions among GOP lawmakers peaked on Tuesday, bringing the party to the brink of fight club, including a former Speaker allegedly taking a kidney shot at another lawmaker, while a senator invited the Teamsters president to fight during a hearing. https://t.co/Zzpi1gH4hO
Capitol Hill Tensions Rise: Assault Accusations and Fistfight Challenges Shake Congress https://t.co/4aNVSLVPQC https://t.co/7d6aBy6vde
Things are getting heated on Capitol Hill https://t.co/1f7r1Zz8WN
Rising tensions among GOP lawmakers peaked on Tuesday, bringing the party to the brink of fight club, including a former Speaker allegedly taking a kidney shot at another lawmaker, while a senator invited the Teamsters president to fight during a hearing. https://t.co/7ANPlt9DSq
Tensions among Republicans in the US Congress boiled over, with one lawmaker accusing Kevin McCarthy, the ousted House speaker, of elbowing him in the kidney, while a Senate Republican challenged a union leader to a fight during a hearing https://t.co/EQpy4aBfss https://t.co/n8SqCV5gEk
‘JERK!’ House Republican GOES OFF on Kevin McCarthy, Claims Ex-Speaker Pushed Him in Wild Confrontation https://t.co/8zEIHqfncp
The vibes are off on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers on both the House and Senate sides traded heated remarks and nearly came to blows one week before breaking for Thanksgiving. A recap of today’s theatrics👇https://t.co/Gc4rnhVioc
The hallowed halls of the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday witnessed not one but two near-physical altercations involving lawmakers https://t.co/pfyPWQcDHt
‘No!’ Kevin McCarthy Vehemently Denies He Dished Out ‘Kidney Punch’ to Fellow Republican https://t.co/EPvkzxnBgN
Tensions ran high on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, as heated clashes — some of them physical — transpired among lawmakers who are rushing to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the week and salvage their Thanksgiving vacation. https://t.co/QFo2E1058W
Things are getting heated on Capitol Hill https://t.co/mqLZtpl93s
Tensions erupt on Capitol Hill after a fistfight nearly broke out in a Senate hearing, while in a separate event one Republican congressman accused former House Speaker McCarthy of assaulting him. https://t.co/Il4YeuONUU
GOP Senator Stands Up and Tries to Fight Witness During Hearing https://t.co/OizZYtY8j6 ‘Shot to the Kidneys’: Kevin McCarthy Reportedly Shoved Republican Who Voted to Oust Him https://t.co/uzApVuskU1 https://t.co/g6vsUNx5sW
Tensions among Republicans flared Tuesday following a run-in between former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and one of the eight members of his own party who voted last month to oust him https://t.co/pGZ9C2gHHp
Tensions erupt on Capitol Hill after a fistfight nearly broke out in a Senate hearing, while in a separate event one Republican congressman accused former House Speaker McCarthy of assaulting him. https://t.co/bFI4OzDJpL
New House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana faces the same political problem with hard-right Republicans that led to former Speaker Kevin McCarthy's ouster. https://t.co/A0uSDWZ0wA
The sprint to avoid a government shutdown just before Thanksgiving. My live report: https://t.co/W7REdPwdKx