House Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces a challenging political standoff as he returns to the House with the looming threats of a government shutdown, support for Ukraine in the war, and launching an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden amid pressure from far-right Republicans.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is facing a significant threat to his position as factions within the Republican Party feud and consider turning on him during the battle to fund the government, with some ultra-conservatives and centrist Republicans expressing dissatisfaction with his leadership.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy defiantly challenges hard-right members of his Republican conference to attempt to oust him as they demand to avoid a government shutdown; tensions rise within the GOP conference as lawmakers struggle to avert a shutdown and find consensus.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy vows to bring a defense spending bill to a vote despite resistance from hardline Republicans, as a possible government shutdown looms in two weeks amidst a Republican "civil war."
Speaker Kevin McCarthy and his allies are pushing for a short-term spending plan that includes conservative priorities, but it remains uncertain if it can pass the House and avert a government shutdown.
House Republicans are in the midst of a major internal revolt over the latest spending plan, with more than a dozen Republicans, including members of the Freedom Caucus, openly opposing the plan and threatening to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy if he relies on Democratic votes to avoid a government shutdown.
House Democrats are privately discussing the possibility of helping Speaker Kevin McCarthy avoid a right-wing uprising by demanding a bipartisan deal to avoid a government shutdown, though they are wary of coming to his rescue due to potential backlash from the left.
Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces uncertainty and potential government shutdown as hardline conservatives within the Republican party scuttled his spending plans, leading to an embarrassing defeat for GOP leadership and a lack of unity among members.
Despite threats from conservative Republicans to remove him, Rep. Kevin McCarthy's position as Speaker of the House is secure as there are no viable alternatives that the majority of Republicans would support.
Speaker Kevin McCarthy's strategy of giving in to hard-right lawmakers to maintain his hold on House leadership is causing chaos and uncertainty as the government shutdown deadline draws near.
The Republican-controlled House of Representatives is attempting to advance spending cuts that are unlikely to become law, potentially leading to a partial government shutdown, as some members of the party threaten to depose House Speaker Kevin McCarthy if he does not support steeper cuts.
Lawmakers are facing a tight deadline to reach an agreement on a budget resolution to avoid a government shutdown as spending laws are set to expire on September 30. House Republicans, led by Speaker Kevin McCarthy, are struggling to unite the GOP caucus and secure enough votes for a deal, while Democratic support would come with political consequences. Failure to reach an agreement would result in paused paychecks for federal employees and disruption of government services.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is asking hard-right Republicans to approve their own temporary House measure to prevent a government shutdown, despite their previous objections, as Congress approaches a Sunday deadline for funding.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's attempt to pass a temporary spending bill in order to avoid a government shutdown is poised to fail due to opposition from hard-right Republicans, putting McCarthy's position as speaker at risk.
As Speaker Kevin McCarthy resists scheduling a House vote on a spending bill, President Joe Biden's aides believe that any government shutdown will be blamed on McCarthy and his fellow Republicans rather than the White House, according to officials.
House Freedom Caucus members and other hardline Republican conservatives are furious with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy for relying on Democratic votes to pass a short-term funding extension, but it remains uncertain whether they will take action to oust him as speaker.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy faced a critical challenge as he pushed through a 45-day stopgap spending measure to keep the government funded through November and avert a shutdown, highlighting the precarious position of the GOP with their razor-thin majority.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy defied hard-line Republicans by relying on Democrats to pass the bill to keep the government open through Nov. 17, resulting in a bipartisan vote that prevented a shutdown.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's speakership is at risk as Democrats, led by Representative Ilhan Omar, demand a 50-50 power-sharing agreement and concessions in exchange for saving him from a potential government shutdown and a threatened motion to vacate his speakership by conservative members of the GOP conference.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's decision to put a bill on the floor that would win support from Democrats could put his speakership at risk as hardline conservatives continue to threaten a vote to oust him.
The ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker may result in a dysfunctional legislature and a potential downgrade of the U.S. federal debt rating, driving up borrowing costs for the average American.
The ousting of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy raises the odds of a government shutdown in November, which could negatively impact the stock market and further challenge an already struggling economy.
The political dysfunction within the House GOP, including the ouster of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, is causing concerns for financial markets and adding new risks at a time of heightened fears about inflation, bond yields, and oil markets. The potential for a government shutdown and the delay in electing a new Speaker further compound the worries and could impact consumer confidence and economic data needed by the Federal Reserve to make decisions on interest rates.
Most of the top Republican candidates for president in 2024 expressed concern over the ousting of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy by a faction of hard-liners in their party, but former President Donald Trump did not denounce the move and even suggested that he might consider serving as House speaker himself.
The recent removal of Kevin McCarthy as the speaker of the House highlights the dysfunction and chaos within the House Republican Party, ultimately hindering bipartisan dealmaking and responsible governance, which is particularly concerning for Ukraine and its need for funding in the face of regional tensions.
The fall of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is a reflection of the declining status and vulnerability of the speakership, as he becomes the fifth speaker since 2010 and the latest in a series of speakers who have faced unhappy endings.
