AXIOS (Andrew Solender) - House tensions erupt as Rashida Tlaib pushes vote to constrain Trump on Lebanon
Tensions in the House boiled over Wednesday as Democrats and Republicans alike fumed at Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) for her push to pass a Lebanon war powers resolution . Why it matters: The fight — which was already dividing Democrats — has now sparked an explosive cross-partisan exchange on the House floor that briefly ground the chamber to a halt. - Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) said of Tlaib during debate on the measure: "Hezbollah is a terrorist organization ... and its members are butchers that you like to hang out with to a certain extent." - Tlaib moved to strike Miller's words from the congressional record, leading to a heated back-and-forth that kept the floor shut down for more than an hour. - Miller's words were later…
Tensions in the House boiled over Wednesday as Democrats and Republicans alike fumed at Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) for her push to pass a Lebanon war powers resolution . Why it matters: The fight — which was already dividing Democrats — has now sparked an explosive cross-partisan exchange on the House floor that briefly ground the chamber to a halt. - Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) said of Tlaib during debate on the measure: "Hezbollah is a terrorist organization ... and its members are butchers that you like to hang out with to a certain extent." - Tlaib moved to strike Miller's words from the congressional record, leading to a heated back-and-forth that kept the floor shut down for more than an hour. - Miller's words were later…Open