Lawmakers in the House have yet to be sworn in. They can’t help constituents or get classified briefings, much less hold hearings or pass laws. And at some point, they may have trouble getting paid.
With no unified agenda or clear leadership, Republicans face the prospect that the anti-establishment fervor that has powered the party in recent years could now devour it.
The G.O.P. leader’s critics include firebrands who will never support him, hard-right ideologues who want to weaken the speakership and slash spending, and others whose desires are harder to pin down.
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