Congress 2023: Kevin McCarthy's ouster, George Santos' expulsion and more key moments
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A look back at some of the biggest moments on Capitol Hill this year, from the historic removal of a House speaker to the expulsion of George Santos.
The past year on Capitol Hill provided several historic and unprecedented moments.
Just perhaps not in the ways lawmakers expected.
Between Kevin McCarthy's rise and fall from the speakership, to several censures and a dramatic expulsion, here are some of the highlights from Congress in 2023.
Trouble started at the very start of the 118th Congress with Kevin McCarthy's fraught path to becoming speaker of the House.
Things got so heated that at one point a lawmaker, Republican Rep. Mike Rogers, had to be physically restrained by colleagues as he attempted to lunge at GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz, the chief critic of McCarthy.
