Not a winning strategy: Four times House GOP all-or-nothing politics has cost it

Published April 22, 2024 12:13pm ET



In the 118th Congress, House Republicans have been riddled with party infighting and chaos since being sworn into office earlier in 2023. 

After 15 different votes to elect former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, disagreements over sending aid to Ukraine during Russia’s war, and a failed bipartisan border bill, this Congress is set to be the most unproductive in decades. According to a recent poll, this Congress has the lowest approval rating since 2015, with just 12% of those polled approving of how Congress is handling its job. 

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