The article reviews 'Mad House' by Annie Karni and Luke Broadwater, which explores the chaos within the 118th Congress, highlighting its MAGA dominance and legislative shortcomings. The authors note that only 27 laws were enacted, reflecting severe dysfunction. Key moments included the protracted election of Speaker Kevin McCarthy and intense partisan conflicts, such as the exchanges between Reps. Greene and Crockett. The thin Republican majority allowed extreme members to wield significant power, undermining House effectiveness and revealing an inclination to align with Trump rather than assert independence.
"When you have a tiny majority, any member can throw themselves in the mix and make themselves the deciding vote. In the last Congress, it gave this group of 20...far-right members outsized power."
"And you're seeing that play out right now with how the House has chosen not to assert itself as a co-equal branch of government to Donald Trump..."
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