House, McCarthy and shutdown
News Analysis: Kevin McCarthy may avoid a shutdown. But the fiasco shows he's weaker than ever
Kevin McCarthy's struggle to become House speaker should have been the most embarrassing moment in his political career. The U.S. House of Representatives had to vote 15 times before he was able to secure enough support in his party to lead the lower chamber.
Speaker Kevin McCarthy steers House away from shutdown. But will it cost him his gavel?
McCarthy’s Republican predecessors faced similar reckonings. House Speaker John Boehner resigned amid a 2015 funding battle that would have required him to rely on Democratic support to keep the gavel. Boehner, who became speaker in 2011, had already extended his tenure when he had not wanted to.
On brink of shutdown, Kevin McCarthy pivots to Democrats for help
Republican lawmakers met behind closed doors early at the Capitol with hours to go before the midnight deadline needed to fund government operations or face a disruptive federal closure.
A speechless speaker: Kevin McCarthy’s feckless slide to a shutdown
The end of federal spending due at midnight tonight absent some last minute votes also gets credited (or blamed) to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who heads a conference of 220 other Republicans,
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy News Conference
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (D-CA) said he will be putting a stopgap bill on the floor that would prevent a government shutdown. The bill would fund the federal government until the end of October. The speaker is moving forward with the bill despite appearing not to have enough GOP votes.
Kevin McCarthy's short-term funding bill fails as shutdown looms
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy failed Friday to pass a short-term spending bill with only Republican votes that would keep the government open for another month. If no deal is reached, a government shutdown will begin Sunday.
House Passes McCarthy’s Bill to Avoid a Shutdown, Sending It to the Senate
The measure omits aid for Ukraine, includes $16 billion in disaster relief.
McCarthy's Bill to Avoid Government Shutdown Defeated in House
The Republican-led House was slated to vote Friday on a measure to extend government funding until Oct. 31, but at a $1.471 trillion annual rate, down from $1.6 trillion in fiscal 2023. The bill also packages in strict new border-security measures and the creation of a fiscal commission charged with coming up with ways to balance the budget and improve the country’s fiscal outlook.
McCarthy's last-ditch plan to keep the government open collapses, making a shutdown almost certain
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's last-ditch plan to keep the federal government temporarily open collapsed in dramatic fashion Friday as a robust faction of hard-right holdouts rejected the package, making a shutdown almost certain.
With a shutdown in view, McCarthy plays a weak hand
Kevin McCarthy was short the votes he needed to become speaker in January, he didn’t browbeat his far-right Republican detractors or threaten retribution. Instead, he granted them major concessions, subjecting himself to a long,
Kevin McCarthy critics weigh push to oust him but lack candidate who can win majority vote
Conservative hardliners have started to float potential alternative candidates should House Speaker Kevin McCarthy be ousted, ...
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Speaker McCarthy on Rep. Bowman and Fire Alarm and No Ukraine Funding in Bill
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) comments on Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) allegedly pulling a fire alarm at the Capitol, saying the incident should not go without punishment, and responds to a ...
Kevin McCarthy Has 'Nothing' in Back Pocket After Failed Vote: 'I'm Broke'
The House speaker addressed a group of reporters after the House struck down a GOP-backed stopgap bill, with roughly a day left to avert a government shutdown.
Kevin McCarthy Wins Three, Loses One in Late-Night Spending Votes
House Republicans largely succeeded in passing a series of annual spending bills, trying to show that the conference can stay ...
Rep. Gaetz criticizes Speaker McCarthy: No one trusts him
Fla., tells reporters that he will file a motion to vacate House Speaker Kevin McCarthy if he passes a fiscal bill ‘with ...
Matt Gaetz blows up at Kevin McCarthy, accuses him of paying for social media attacks
Lawmakers, weary from days of late-night negotiating, witnessed a tense exchange between Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy and Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., during a closed-door meeting with Republicans ...
Government on brink of shutdown ahead of midnight deadline as McCarthy slates last-minute vote
Federal agencies are making final preparations with the government on the brink of a shutdown and congressional lawmakers racing against Saturday’s critical midnight deadline – as House Speaker Kevin ...
Hard-liners plot to replace McCarthy with a deputy as shutdown looms
The effort to replace McCarthy with one of his top deputies is the latest example of the acrimony and chaos that has upended ...