Things looked bleak for House Republicans five months ago. A divided caucus took 15 ballots before finally installing Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as speaker. The Democratic Party was seemingly unified behind President Joe Biden’s call for a “clean” debt limit hike. And it looked as though the GOP was destined for another bruising leadership battle after Democrats peeled off enough centrist Republicans to get their way.

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