The United States House of Representative has gotten back to work after Republican legislators united to resolve a gruelling deadlock over who would be the next speaker, the chamber’s presiding officer.
But Democrats are warning that a Republican-controlled House with an empowered far-right contingency could spell trouble not only for President Joe Biden’s agenda but also for the basic functions of the US government.
Newly appointed Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy presided over the chamber on Monday as lawmakers passed a rules package to govern the House for the next two years — guidelines that Democrats argued will make it more difficult to approve vital legislation, including government budget measures.
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