Kevin McCarthy, who became House speaker after a bruising four-day battle last week, is likely to face further GOP infighting when lawmakers return to the Capitol on Monday.
To secure the votes of GOP hard-liners, McCarthy agreed to a set of rules that might not be an easy sell for some Republican lawmakers, especially moderates from districts that President Joe Biden won. Some of the compromises could weaken McCarthy's own power, including one that would allow a single lawmaker to initiate a vote to remove McCarthy as speaker.
South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace, one of McCarthy's strongest supporters, said on CBS' "Face the Nation" that she was "on the fence right now" about the rules.
"I like the rules package," Mace said Sunday. "But what I don't support is a small number of people trying to get a deal done or deals done for themselves in private in secret."
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