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Kevin McCarthy faces pressure from Republicans in debt ceiling negotiations

Kevin McCarthy made compromises to become House Speaker, and he’s especially indebted to the most intransigent factions in his party. But he’s not the first Speaker to do so.

Princeton University historian Julian Zelizer breaks things down.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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