House Republicans swing from "shock" to fury
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Axios · North America
Republicans woke up "in shock" Wednesday morning after they got hit with the biggest midterms wave in 50 years. Within hours, that shock was turning into rage.Why it matters: The battle for control of what's left of the Republican conference — headlined by Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) and Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Oho) — is the first salvo in a quest to bring GOP lawmakers back from the political wilderness.Johnson set the tone Wednesday morning, when he took himself out of the running for leader, citing the toll the job has taken on his family.A key outstanding question is the ex
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