2023 began with Republicans in control of the House but in complete disarray as they struggled through 15 rounds to elect a speaker.
GOP infighting would continue to daunt Kevin McCarthy throughout his short, nine-month tenure in the speakership, leading to his historic ouster in October.
While House Republican dysfunction dominated much of the news this year, other stories, — including Supreme Court ethics scandals and the blockage of military promotions — also added grist for the Capitol Ink mill.
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The 1925 Sergei Eisenstein film “Battleship Potemkin” is referenced to lampoon House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy’s failed bids to become speaker in January.
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The Senate voted on repealing the two Iraq War authorizations and this cartoon from February satirizes the wear and tear from the past 20 years.
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This cartoon from March was a double punch at both Speaker Kevin McCarthy and fellow cartoonist Scott Adams.
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Another mass shooting, this one at a school in Nashville, Tenn., prompted this solemn sketch in March.
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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas jet skied into the news in April with reports of gifts from a GOP donor.
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This cartoon from May sends up the mood of the electorate, and offers some potential merch ahead of the 2024 presidential race.
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Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer’s loosening of the dress code in September resulted in some historical revisionism.
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Rep. Mike Johnson had some big shoes to fill when he became speaker in late October — but are they the wrong size?
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Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville and his hold on military promotions get the satirical boot in this cartoon from November.
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