Haley Byrd Wilt is an associate editor for The Dispatch. She previously reported on Congress for CNN and The Weekly Standard.
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Lawmakers are laying the groundwork for economic sanctions on China if it invades Taiwan.
Plus: An interview with a newly appointed member of the China competition committee.
Rep. Thomas Massie, long a congressional contrarian, says he wants his role on the powerful Rules Committee to be constructive.
Republicans want to rein in spending but can’t agree on exactly what to ask for.
National leaders tolerate him while New York Republicans urge him to step down.
Plus, a new select committee on strategic competition with China.
Kevin McCarthy finally won over more than a dozen GOP detractors to claim the House speakership. But what did he give up to do so?
In his speakership bid, Kevin McCarthy has promised conservatives open debate on spending bills.