House censures Republican Rep. Gosar over cartoon showing him stab Rep. Ocasio-Cortez

WASHINGTON — The tense relationship between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy hit another low Wednesday as the leaders sparred over Democrats’ censure of a Republican member who shared a violent animated video of himself killing a Democratic colleague.

Pelosi, D-Calif., questioned McCarthy’s leadership, while McCarthy, R-Calif., all but assured Pelosi that House Republicans will retaliate by stripping Democrats of committee assignments when they regain control of the chamber, a reality that could come as soon as January 2023 after next November’s midterm elections.

The latest clash played out as Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., became the first member to be censured by the House in more than