is dually elected speaker of the house of representatives. i hope one thing is clear, i never give up. but what did mccarthy trade away for the gavel? and can the weekend speaker rule his unruly caucus? plus, a party united. the d in democrat stands for deliver. in the wake of the republicans disarray, are democrats the real winner. and biden announces a new crackdown on illegal crossings. the president will see the crisis firsthand for the first time. my message is this, do not just show up at the border. welcome to inside politics sunday, i m abby phillip. after 15 ballots and four days, kevin owen mccarthy became the 55th speaker of the house early on saturday morning. this week offered us a rare and maybe unprecedented window into the drama taking place on the house floor as a party went to war with itself. the wheeling and dealing as different factions hunted for support, the agony of the vote that went the wrong way for mccarthy. parents on the floor dealing
this week offered us a rare and maybe unprecedented window into the drama taking place on the house floor as a party went to war with itself. the wheeling and dealing as different factions hunted for support, the agony of the vote that went the wrong way for mccarthy. parents on the floor dealing with fussy babies and new and former leaders sharing a moment of levity, borard members lookig for subtle ways to pass the time and most dramatically, a near brawl just after 11:00 p.m. on friday night. after a half hour and a sudden turn of fortunes, they finally gave mccarthy a win at the literal 11th hour. that was easy, huh? i never thought we would get up here. we re going to pass bills to fix the nation s challenges. from wide open southern borders to american last energy policies to woke indoctrination in our