The Rumble in the House
All the absurdity and political theater of the last two weeks in the House of Representatives culminates into a bizarre, historic moment.
After it was clear that Republican Kevin McCarthy was going to lose his 14th House Speaker bid, chaos ensued. Rep. Mike Rogers was restrained after lunging at Freedom Caucus holdout Rep. Matt Gaetz.
Veteran Washington photographer Ken Cedeno, working for UPI, was one of four photographers that captured the clash from that side of the House Gallery.
Associated Press photographer Andrew Harnik shot this photo at almost the exact moment of Cedeno’s (notice Rep. Tim Burchett’s hand touching Rogers’ arm).