House Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces the challenge of avoiding a government shutdown and handling calls for impeaching President Joe Biden from the right-wing of his party, as well as the growing threats to his speakership if he fails to meet the demands of his more conservative members.
Lawmakers in Congress are facing a potential government shutdown at the end of the month, with the possibility of a shutdown becoming increasingly inevitable due to the lack of progress in negotiations and disputes between House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, hardliners in his party, and the US Senate.
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.
Senate Republican leaders, including Mitch McConnell, are growing increasingly concerned that Speaker Kevin McCarthy's inability to pass spending legislation may lead to a government shutdown and have warned that shutdowns are politically detrimental for Republicans.
President Joe Biden's administration is taking a wait-and-see approach to the potential government shutdown, confident that they can pressure House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to stick to the spending deal they struck in May rather than trying to create a new bipartisan bill.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Biden managed to reach an agreement on the debt ceiling, averting default, but the House GOP is now in disarray, with infighting and threats of unseating McCarthy, leading to the possibility of another government shutdown.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy plans to keep lawmakers in session on a rare Saturday to prevent a government shutdown as tensions rise within the GOP over a stopgap spending bill.
Hard-right Republicans are pushing for a disruptive federal shutdown as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's latest funding plan fails, leaving no endgame in sight and resulting in the White House telling federal agencies to prepare for a shutdown.
Congress is facing a high probability of a government shutdown as a group of Republican members refuse to cooperate, leading to criticism of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's inability to control his own caucus and reach a deal with Democrats.
Lawmakers are preparing for a possible government shutdown as President Joe Biden's administration advises agencies to update their shutdown plans, while congressional Republicans debate on how to proceed before the current spending plan expires.
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.
Despite lawmakers' efforts to avert a government shutdown, the country is headed for a shutdown due to the ongoing conflict between conservative hardliners and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, with some lawmakers resigning themselves to the prospect.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is pressuring Speaker Kevin McCarthy to avoid a government shutdown by passing a stopgap funding bill in the Senate and urging McCarthy to bring it to the House for a vote.
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.
Speaker Kevin McCarthy believes it is crucial to have a meeting with President Joe Biden to address the government shutdown and emphasize the importance of passing the GOP's border security package.
Senate leaders are taking control to avoid a government shutdown by advancing a stopgap funding bill, pressuring House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to bring it to the House floor for a vote.
Unless Congress acts soon, the federal government is at risk of shutting down again, leaving millions of federal workers without pay, as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and his caucus clash over maintaining government operations or implementing drastic spending cuts demanded by conservatives.
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.
President Biden's chief of staff Jeff Zients is preparing for a government shutdown and states that a meeting with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is unnecessary as funding the government is the responsibility of House Republicans.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy insists that he will not take up Senate legislation to prevent a government shutdown, as Congress remains divided on funding and time runs out before midnight on Saturday.
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.
Lawmakers avoided a government shutdown by passing a 47-day stopgap funding measure, but will need to find a solution by November 17th to prevent a Thanksgiving shutdown, while House Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces threats to his position and potential removal from Rep. Matt Gaetz.
Congress averted a government shutdown with a temporary deal that keeps funding at current levels until Nov. 17, providing relief for millions of Americans and avoiding a potential furlough of federal employees and delayed food assistance programs, but leaving some, like House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, facing challenges and excluding additional U.S. aid to Ukraine.
Congress and Washington, D.C. are questioning whether President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy made a secret deal to protect future aid for Ukraine in exchange for avoiding a government shutdown.
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.
Republican senators are concerned about the sudden collapse of Speaker Kevin McCarthy's career in leadership and fear that it will lead to a government shutdown, putting pressure on finding a successor who can avoid such a scenario.
House Republicans are facing a leadership crisis and are unable to pass legislation to fund the government, potentially leading to a shutdown, due to the ousting of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
