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Marjorie Taylor Greene and Jim Jordan (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Welcome to the creepiest Congress ever

Amanda Marcotte
Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) takes a photo with U.S. House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) after being elected Speaker of the House in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 07, 2023 in Washington, DC. ( Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

MTG: QAnon beliefs "far in the past"

Kelly McClure
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) transfers the gavel to Speaker-elect Kevin McCarthy after Republicans won the vote for speaker in Washington, DC on January 6th, 2022. (Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

McCarthy claimed a hard-won victory

Kelly McClure
U.S. House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) talks to reporters as he leaves the House Chamber during the third day of elections for Speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 05, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Who really wins? The shutdown caucus

Lucian K. Truscott IV
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is seen after a meeting about avoiding a railroad worker strike with President Joe Biden at the White House on Tuesday, November 29, 2022. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Hot mic catches CNN's McCarthy reaction

Brad Reed - Raw Story
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., addresses the media after a meeting about avoiding a railroad worker strike with President Joe Biden at the White House on Tuesday, November 29, 2022. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

McCarthy thinks tonight's the night

Kelly McClure
Rep.-elect Lauren Boebert (R-CO) (R) delivers remarks alongside House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (L) in the House Chamber during the second day of elections for Speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 04, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Insurrection still ongoing after 2 years

Bob Hennelly - InsiderNJ
Rep.-elect Matt Gaetz (R-FL) talks to fellow members-elect during the second day of elections for Speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 04, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

House mess reveals danger to democracy

Austin Sarat, Dennis Aftergut
Rep.-elect Matt Gaetz (R-FL) delivers remarks in the House Chamber during the fourth day of elections for Speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 06, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Gaetz's threat to "resign" backfires

Meaghan Ellis - Alternet
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Progressives warn Dems: No deal with GOP

Candice Cole - The Young Turks
U.S. Rep.-elect Lauren Boebert (R-CO) (L) and Rep.-elect Matt Gaetz (R-FL) walk to the House Chamber during the third day of elections for Speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 05, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Will it even matter if McCarthy wins?

Heather Digby Parton
Reps. Lou Correa, D-Calif., left, Susan Wild, D-Pa., and Jason Crow, D-Colo., on phone, take cover as rioters disrupt the joint session of Congress to certify the Electoral College vote in the House chamber of U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

The Speaker fight may stoke terrorism

Amanda Marcotte
Matt Gaetz and Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Gaetz votes for Trump as speaker

Kelly McClure
Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., and House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., are seen on the House floor during a vote in which House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., did not receive enough votes to become Speaker of the House on Wednesday, January 4, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

House GOP priority: Protect tax dodgers

Brett Wilkins - Common Dreams
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) sits in the House Chamber during the third round of votes for House Speaker on the opening day of the 118th Congress on Tuesday, January 3, 2023, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington DC. (Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

McCarthy's "shameful" super PAC deal

Rae Hodge
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. (Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Speaker battle could spark Medicare cuts

Jessica Corbett - Common Dreams
Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) talks with fellow Republicans after the new Congress failed to elect a new Speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 03, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Cori Bush: GOP tokenizes speaker nominee

Candice Cole - The Young Turks
U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) attends a House Second Amendment Caucus press conference at the U.S. Capitol on June 08, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Hannity grills Boebert over "math"

Meaghan Ellis - Alternet
President Joe Biden appears on stage with Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, former Ohio Sen. Rob Portman, Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown and Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell on Jan. 4, 2023, in Covington, Kentucky. (Michael Swensen/Getty Images)

GOP in shambles — Dems are loving it

Brian Karem
House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

McCarthy caves to more MAGA concessions

Igor Derysh
U.S. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) (C) walks among members of the House in between roll call votes for Speaker of the House of the 118th Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol Building on January 03, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Kev's lesson: GOP trolls eat their own

Amanda Marcotte
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event at his Mar-a-Lago home on November 15, 2022 in Palm Beach, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Trump debunks McCarthy dumping rumors

Matthew Chapman - Raw Story
Dana Marie Perino (Getty/Riccardo Savi)

Perino on speaker stalemate: "Get drunk"

Kelly McClure
Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) talks with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on the opening day of the 118th Congress on Tuesday, January 3, 2023, in Washington DC. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

AOC floats speaker deal with GOP

Rae Hodge
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