New US speaker faces first major test with rules vote

WASHINGTON, 11 January 2023, (TON): Divisive new Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces the first test of his ability to lead the chaotic US House of Representatives as Republicans seek to approve a rules package determining how they will govern.

An evening vote on the blueprint which has caused alarm over its concessions to the Republican right comes on the heels of one of the most turbulent weeks ever in the lower chamber of Congress.

Lawmakers almost came to blows in the newly Republican-controlled House as McCarthy was forced to go through 15 rounds of voting over four days to overcome a far right blockade to his candidacy.

A publicly available 55-page rules package lays out Republican priorities for the remainder of Democratic President Joe Biden’s term and the operating procedures the party will adopt.

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