In the calculus of political survival, House Republican leaders have chosen to stand behind Rep. Max Miller of Ohio as he seeks a third term, even as his ex-wife alleges acts of profound domestic violence against her and their young daughter. The party's conference chair offered her support with a candor that stripped away pretense — her loyalty, she said, belongs to anyone bearing the Republican label. This moment asks an old and unresolved question: when institutions built to serve the public good subordinate moral reckoning to electoral arithmetic, what do they reveal about the values they
GOP leadership backs Miller despite abuse allegations as midterms loom
Ex-wife and two-year-old daughter allegedly subjected to physical abuse including boiling water, gun threats, and wall impact; daughter allegedly suffered clavicle fracture.