In a recent interview with CNN, former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) once again raised allegations against former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), claiming that McCarthy had "shoulder-checked" him not once, but twice, within the walls of the Capitol building. These claims align with similar accusations made by Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.), who stated that McCarthy had elbowed him in a hallway just this week.

Kinzinger, who discussed his tumultuous relationship with McCarthy in his book "Renegade," shed light on the incidents during his interview. "Wham! I get shoulder-checked. Never had that happen on the floor of the House," Kinzinger recounted. "I turn, and Kevin McCarthy is already walking past me." Expressing his frustration, Kinzinger remarked, "What a child?!" after experiencing a second incident involving McCarthy weeks later.

Rep. Burchett, one of the eight GOP members who voted to remove McCarthy from the Speakership last month, also highlighted an encounter with McCarthy in a Capitol hallway on Tuesday. Burchett, engaged in a conversation with reporters at the time, swiftly confronted McCarthy and questioned his actions. McCarthy, denying any intentional wrongdoing, left Burchett visibly incensed.

"I was standing there, and McCarthy elbowed me in the back," Burchett explained in a media briefing following the altercation. "I said, 'Hey, what the heck would you do that for?' And he acted like, 'Oh, I didn't do anything,' you know, and he's just - he needs to go home back to Southern California."

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), a vocal rival of McCarthy who previously filed a motion to remove him from his leadership position, has taken action regarding the incidents. Gaetz filed a complaint with the House Ethics Committee, concerned about the actions of his political adversary.

McCarthy, upon learning of Gaetz's complaint, responded with a sarcastic retort, stating, "Oh, good. I think Ethics is a good place for Gaetz to be."

As the accusations continue to heighten tensions within the Republican party, these incidents raise questions about the relationships and dynamics at play amongst its members. The House Ethics Committee will now review Gaetz's complaint, adding another layer of complexity to the already fraught political landscape.

It remains to be seen how these allegations will impact the future interactions between McCarthy, Kinzinger, Burchett, Gaetz, and the wider Republican caucus, as the fallout from these encounters reverberates within the halls of Congress.