Identity Caucus News Today

fight. >> that was easy, huh? >> after 14 failed attempts. >> a speaker has not been elected. >> a speaker has not been elected. >> a speaker has not been elected. house republicans finally elect a speaker, in a battle that hasnt been seen since the run-up to the civil war. >> we will use the power of the purse and the power of the subpoena to get the job done. >> kevin mccarthy gains the gavel after making major concessions to a small group. >> because it took so long, now we learne...

>> announcer: from nbc news in washington, the longest-running show in television history, this is "meet the press" with chuck todd. good sunday morning. what a start to the new year. we saw this week was a decade in the making. since the down fall of the bush presidency, the republican party has had an identity caucus. they know what theyre against, but cant seem to agree on a idea of what they are for. this should have been an easy victory lap, but became a brute all four-day game of chicken...