Article snippet: House Democrats are scrambling to pick up the pieces following one of their biggest ruptures since seizing the House majority in the historic elections of last fall. Speaker MORE (D-Calif.), at a closed-door meeting of the caucus Wednesday, took the extraordinary step of admonishing her troops for openly attacking one another over policy disputes. She urged them to keep their internal sniping to themselves — or direct it toward her — but to avoid public grievances that “are playing completely into the hands” of the Republicans. Some liberals, however, feel Pelosi should do the same after she used a recent New York Times interview to question the influence of four outspoken freshmen known as “the squad” — Reps. MORE (Mass.) — who are darlings of the activist left. Democratic leaders were quick to frame Wednesday’s meeting as one fostering unity following a divisive fight over border spending, and ahead of tough debates to come on defense spending, the minimum wage and another round of promised immigration bills. But some lawmakers left the gathering with a bad taste in their mouths, warning that the tensions — and the stern warning from Pelosi and other party leaders — will only distract Democrats from accomplishing their policy goals. “I just don't see how any of this is helpful,” said Rep. MORE (D-Wash.), a co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. “There's repair to be done. Lots of repair.” Intraparty flare-ups are hardly rare on Capitol Hill, as leade... Link to the full article to read more