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 warns his caucus about the negative consequences of a government shutdown and emphasizes the need to pass spending bills to continue running the government.
Speaker Kevin McCarthy plans to resurrect a stalled Pentagon spending measure and push it to the House floor in an effort to pressure far-right Republicans to drop their demands for spending cuts or face backlash for voting against military funding.
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."
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has demanded an 8% temporary spending cut for domestic agencies and a resumption of border wall construction to hold off a US government shutdown, but the demands are unlikely to be accepted by the Democratic-led Senate.
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.
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.
Working to prevent a federal shutdown, allies of Speaker Kevin McCarthy urge Republican colleagues to approve a conservative spending plan and drop hardline tactics.
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.
Congress is facing the challenge of finding an agreement to avert a government shutdown, with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy struggling to unite his conference on a short-term solution and risking his speakership if he puts the expected bipartisan Senate proposal up for a vote.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy remains hopeful and determined to find a solution to prevent a government shutdown, despite facing resistance from both Democrats and a small group of rebellious Republicans.
Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces a critical choice: work with Democrats to pass a short-term funding bill and prevent a government shutdown or risk losing his speakership by aligning with conservative hard-liners who oppose cooperation with Democrats.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is proposing significant cuts to housing subsidies, nutritional assistance, and home heating aid in an attempt to appease far-right Republicans and gain leverage in negotiations with the Democratic-controlled Senate and White House.
Speaker Kevin McCarthy is advocating for a meeting with President Biden to discuss averting a government shutdown and addressing the situation at the southern border.
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 criticized a Senate government funding bill for not addressing border security, raising concerns of a possible government shutdown, as lawmakers race to reach an agreement before a looming deadline.
The Democratic-controlled Senate plans a procedural vote on a short-term spending measure to avoid a government shutdown, which Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has rejected due to disagreements over spending levels and immigration policies.
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.
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.
Kevin McCarthy's deal with Democrats to prevent a government shutdown falls through, putting the economy at greater risk.
Despite being voted out by his own caucus, Republican Kevin McCarthy is open to retaking the position of Speaker of the House if asked, while his fellow Republicans contemplate their next move amidst the international crisis in Israel.