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Martin Pengelly

Republicans are already fighting with each other as they take House control

The Republican House leader, Kevin McCarthy, in Washington DC.
The Republican House leader, Kevin McCarthy, in Washington DC. Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA

Even before Republicans took the House of Representatives, leading figures on the right of the party pointed to troubled waters ahead for Kevin McCarthy – or whoever else becomes the next House speaker.

Now Republicans have won their slim victory in the lower chamber of Congress, the next two years are likely to be chaotic. Controlling an unruly party with an extremely narrow majority will all but guarantee brutal tests every day, especially from the right wing.

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