Reporter's Notebook: It's unlikely that legislators will reconcile and come to an agreement.

The recent rhubarb in the House Oversight Committee revealed one thing:

Divides in Congress are more than cosmetic.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., scolded Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, saying, "Your fake eyelashes are disrupting your reading."

In Congress, the "ayes" usually have it. But in this case, it was eyelashes.

Greene faced eyelash backlash from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.

"Are your feelings hurt?" shot back Greene.

"Don't play, baby girl," Ocasio-Cortez said, cracking.

The House Oversight Committee was consumed by makeup mayhem while preparing a contempt of Congress citation for Attorney General Merrick Garland.

The new Max Factor slogan is "Attitude in every brush stroke."

It's fortunate that the late Rep. Frank Mascara, D-Pa., was not present for this dispute.

Look him up, folks.

House members are typically forbidden from "expressing personal opinions" or attributing intentions to the actions of their colleagues. However, despite protests from the Democrats, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., determined that Greene's comment about Crockett was acceptable.

Greene was subjected to a verbal attack by Crockett, who sought to understand the chairman's decision. However, Crockett's insults were carefully crafted to adhere to the established decorum set by Comer.

Would it not be inappropriate for someone on this committee to discuss another person's bleach blonde, poorly built, butch body, according to Crockett?

"A what now?" asked a bewildered Comer.

The committee meeting embarrassed lawmakers from both sides.

Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., stated that we need to return to a location where productive work occurs.

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., stated that in her opinion, the American people did not deserve what happened.

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So, for Congress, it was a bad look for the body.

It is unclear if the House of Representatives was bleach blonde, bad-built, and butch.

Greene and Boebert, both members of the House Republican Conference, have had their differences. One of their disagreements occurred during President Biden's 2022 State of the Union address, where Greene and Boebert stood close to one another and heckled the executive in chief. However, their alliance frayed over the election of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., in early 2022. While Greene stood by McCarthy, Boebert was one of the holdouts. Boebert infamously confronted Greene in the Capitol, and Greene eventually called Boebert "a little b----."

It's unclear if there was any commentary about eyelashes in that exchange.

Boebert voted with Democrats on motions to discipline Greene in the Oversight Committee last week.

The Oversight committee initially scheduled a markup session in the morning, but later changed it to the evening due to many Republicans leaving for an off-Broadway production of "The People v. Donald J. Trump."

After everyone returned to Washington, Democrats, including Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-N.M., accused some Republicans on the committee of consuming alcohol while working.

"Members were not drinking," said Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla.

"Raskin stated that it is worth investigating if there was indeed drinking taking place, as it created a frat party atmosphere when they returned from New York after Trump's trial."

Could you blame them if they were drinking, given the current situation on Capitol Hill?

It's well-known that when congressional sessions or committee hearings go late into the evening, lawmakers often have a few drinks.

The atmosphere on Capitol Hill is chaotic with pandemonium almost exuding from the building.

This week, the Republican National Committee received vials filled with blood through the mail, prompting the U.S. Capitol Police to call upon hazmat units.

On Wednesday, Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Calif., was confronted by anti-Israel demonstrators while walking into a House hearing with Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The protesters followed Sherman into an elevator and asked if he was concerned about war crimes in Gaza. According to colleague Tyler Olson, Sherman became enraged and accused one of the protesters of supporting the Houthis.

A protester outside the House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing with Blinken engaged in a heated verbal exchange with Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla. The protester was wearing a white, Palestinian soccer jersey. A Capitol Police officer stepped in to protect Mast.

"Get out of the way! No, you cannot obstruct a member of Congress," shouted the officer.

The officer and protester then delved into a heated exchange.

"That’s a federal offense!" barked the officer.

"He came up to me!" replied the demonstrator.

"Do not hinder a Congress member," the officer warned.

Mast then walked past and entered the hearing room.

The protester declared, "I'm going to sue the federal government for false arrest and become rich."

Never mind that you can’t sue Congress.

So the protester began insulting the appearance of the officer who walked away.

Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., briefly engaged a group of anti-Israel protesters.

"Burchett remarked, "Savor your First Amendment rights; they are not available in Palestine.""

Even though protesters may not be able to hinder lawmakers from conducting official business and can say whatever they want in a congressional hallway, lawmakers are not allowed to say anything they want on the House floor.

Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., was demanded to remove the House flag by Rep. Erin Houchin, R-Ind., after he discussed former President Trump.

"McGovern, the leading Democrat on the Rules Committee, stated that Donald Trump may desire to be a king, but he is not one. "We have a presumptive nominee for president facing 88 counts," McGovern added."

The House parliamentarian and precedents were consulted, and it was determined that McGovern's language constituted a "breach of order." Rep. Jerry Carl, R-Ala., presided over the House at the time and declared that remarks about Trump were "personally offensive." The House prohibits lawmakers from making personal attacks on fellow members, senators, or the president.

Carl ruled that Trump is entitled to the same privileges as the president and therefore cannot be referred to in such terms on the House floor. Carl stated that the House considers words to be an offensive attack and has removed them from the record.

For the rest of the day, McGovern was prohibited from addressing the House.

"According to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., there are individuals on the opposite side of the aisle who are attempting to mute Jim McGovern because they find it uncomfortable when he speaks about the floor."

These days, Congress is a tense and unpleasant place, with deep-seated divisions that cannot be concealed.

It is unlikely that lawmakers will reconcile and come to an agreement.