WASHINGTON — During the House’s long 54-day shutdown recess, lawmakers in both parties begged Speaker Mike Johnson to call them back into session.

Now that they’re back, some members are already at each other’s throats and openly defying leadership, while others can’t wait to return home for the holidays.

In just the past 48 hours, members of the House have tried to force votes to formally rebuke individual colleagues four times for alleged bad behavior. Resolutions like that used to be rare, but they’ve become a symbol of the bad blood flowing through this toxic Congress.

One of them succeeded. On Tuesday, the House voted for Democratic Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez’s resolution to rebuke fellow Democratic Rep. Chuy Garcia for what she called election subversion.

The same day, the Ho

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