Greene fracas at hearing leaves lawmakers shaking their heads

A Thursday night hearing’s descent into chaos earned rebuke from both sides of the aisle after Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) attacked another member’s physical appearance, a barb Democrats said had racial undertones.

House Oversight lawmakers railed against the episode as “disgusting,” “embarrassing,” and a “middle school fight.”

Tempers may have been on edge at the outset of the Oversight panel’s hearing, which was shifted to an 8 p.m. Thursday start time to accommodate...