There are a handful of members that could presumably join with Democrats, but they have to go around the leadership. It's called a motion to discharge in the house, which means that if 218 members sign onto a petition, they can essentially force a vote on a specific piece of legislation. The big question is whether the moderates, the normies are willing to go to the map and use their power as effectively as the far right has. They've talked about being more forceful in the new Congress. So we'll see what happens.
The dust from last week’s once-in-a-century, marathon voting session in the House has settled, and Kevin McCarthy is finally Speaker of the House — for now. But what’s next? We talk to Manu Raju, CNN’s Chief Congressional Correspondent, and Charlie Sykes, a former conservative talk radio host and a founder of The Bulwark, to make sense of it all.
They run through some of the colorful personalities in the House Republican Conference, unpack how the Republican Party unraveled and discuss the opportunity for the Democrats to emerge as unified party. And, of course, they make predictions about Trump, Biden and more in 2024.
You can find Kara and Nayeema on Twitter @karaswisher and @nayeema.
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