5 ways that Republicans have made history — in all the wrong ways — since they took control of the House last year

Then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy at a press conference on January 12, 2023.Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

• Republicans have controlled the House for almost a year, and it's been nothing short of historic.
• But they've made been making history in all the wrong ways.

Kevin McCarthy began the year as the speaker of the House in waiting, ultimately claiming the gavel after more than a dozen successive votes over four grueling days.

After December 31, he won't even be a member of Congress anymore.

It's a poignant coda for a year in which House Republicans undoubtedly made history — but in all the wrong ways.

Whether it's the weeks without a speaker, multiple censures, or a rare and historic expulsion, the last year has been anything but ordinary.

All the while, the chamber has been historically unproductive.

Here are all the unfortunate ways that House Republicans made history this year.