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![House Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry (R-NC) (C) walks out of the offices of former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as he heads to the House Chamber](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/gettyimages-1717075831-c392d5d07cb0d890c58e5bcbd89a36de5a6e2650-scaled-e1696449949285-900x422.jpg)
Who is Rep. Patrick McHenry and why is he the interim House speaker?
By: Megan Pratz | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — Prior to Kevin McCarthy’s ouster in a historic motion to vacate Tuesday, most people probably hadn’t heard of Rep. Patrick McHenry, the bespectacled and bow-tied gentleman from… Read More
![U.S. House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy talks to then-Rep.-elect Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., in the House Chamber during the fourth day of voting for speaker of the House in January.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/gettyimages-1454740442_wide-91b1c693f6d199aa338569eb8a587fc7a93a30bd-scaled-e1675111964971-900x422.jpg)
Recent infighting raises the question: How conservative is the GOP?
By: Danielle Kurtzleben | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — A few weeks ago, Americans — or, the subset who get excited about these things — were glued to C-SPAN as the House voted 15 times for… Read More
![One of the revived rules will bolster incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., against potential agitators in either party.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ap_18347623713688-37347cbd41f08f89e408b1bc38f150b7baa9558c-e1546449222887-900x422.jpg)
Democrats Unveil Changes To House Rules On Debt Ceiling, Ethics
By: Susan Davis | NPR
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The new rules include automatically increasing the debt ceiling when a new budget is passed and setting up a committee on climate change.