Republicans Picking a Fight With ‘Woke’ Corporate America (2)

Nov. 28, 2022, 4:05 PM UTC

Republicans and their longtime corporate allies are going through a messy breakup as companies’ equality and climate goals run headlong into a GOP movement exploiting social and cultural issues to fire up conservatives.

The ensuing drama will unfold over the next two years in the US House, where the incoming GOP majority plans to pressure companies on immigration, equality and climate-change stances that are now being assailed by key Republicans as “woke capitalism.”

Kevin McCarthy
Photographer: Eric Lee/Bloomberg

Most directly in the GOP cross-hairs is the US Chamber of Commerce, which is under pressure from likely House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to replace its leadership ...

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