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Podcast: Townhall Review | Commentaries
Episode: Ed Morrissey: Politics, Pelosi Style
Description: Partisan bickering may soon reach an early zenith in the 118th Congress, but so might congressional chutzpah. In the previous session, then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi broke longstanding House tradition by removing two Republicans from their committee assignments over their support for Donald Trump’s claims about the 2022 election. Pelosi further blocked then-Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s appointment of several Republicans to the January 6 select committee, also an unprecedented step. McCarthy has chosen to block two Democrats from their committee assignments over their misconduct—but also a bit of retribution. New House Democrat leader Hakeem Jeffries had the temerity to cla...