On MSNBC, the adjournment of the House last night was interpreted as a victory for Speaker candidate McCarthy. It was not.

The Freedom Caucus, led by Matt Gaetz, waited until the vote closed before swinging the tally toward adjournment. The message that they sent – to both parties – was “We control the outcomes here.”

This is the same strategy used by fundamentalist parties in Israel to control foreign policy. The only way to establish a government is to cater to them.

It is time to stop encouraging them, AOC.