On Friday in Washington, D.C., Republican Nick Begich was sworn in as Alaska’s U.S. representative, but not before being inundated with some of the divisive politics House Republicans have dealt with ...

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Two are men, one a woman. Two are rebels, one a moderate. One leans left, another leans right, the third hews to the middle ground. They come from states that ...