Fast Times at Rayburn High

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Abby Livingston
November 3, 2023

The incandescent Mike Johnson honeymoon period vanished almost the very moment Republican House members returned to D.C. on Wednesday night. After a long weekend, things are back normal at the Capitol following the first votes of the week—by which I mean Republicans have returned to their policy of open warfare on Twitter, rather than screaming and crying behind closed doors. Here’s who’s at whose throats today: