Congressional tensions draw comparisons to pre-Civil War polarization

Tensions on Capitol Hill exploded this week with several heated moments, including one incident of alleged physical violence, leading experts to draw comparisons between the polarization in the years preceding the Civil War to current Republican divisions in the country's highest ranks.

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