Republican Kevin McCarthy was elected speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, after pushing through 15 rounds of voting. In order to seize the gavel, he made extensive concessions to right-wing hardliners that may weaken his power and shadow the future of the Republican party in the House. With the even more intense partisan tensions and the disputes within one party, can American politics lead U.S. society out of the mess?

CHAPTER:
00:00 Intro
01:00 Background
01:44 Polarization within the Republican Party
06:09 The Freedom Caucus became influential
09:16 Outro

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