The next phase in the House GOP power struggle is beginning

The Republican establishment has plowed millions of dollars this year into primaries to produce what it views as a less dysfunctional House GOP conference. It’s still got a long way to go.

Major Republican leaders and donors have notched some key victories in their ongoing war against far-right insurgents who threaten the ability to govern as a unified party. But even those successes have come at a cost: the enormous amount of effort, money and time it’s taken to push their candidate over the finish line.

That raises the stakes for the upcoming battles over the next few weeks: a GOP congressmember with an opponent endorsed by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.); open red seats in Colorado and North Dakota; and two stops on Kevin McCarthy’s revenge tour.