If he pursues the hard-right approach, it’s DOA in the Senate, and a shutdown is inevitable. If he passes a bipartisan CR to fund the government, his speakership is imperiled.
Kevin McCarthy has shown no sign he’s ready to move forward with a CR that could pass with Democratic votes, lest the hard-right rebellion turn into an outright mutiny. | Francis Chung/POLITICOSix days from now, we’ll either see a government shutdown putting millions of federal employees on furlough — or an 11th hour bipartisan spending agreement that could trigger an effort to remove Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House.If McCarthy pursues the hard-right approach favored by Rep.
Over the weekend, McCarthy rolled out his latest bid to pivot away from an embarrassing stretch where members of his own party left plan after plan in tatters, taking down two procedural votes and otherwise making a mockery of his ability to lead the House GOP. So what exactly is McCarthy doing here? The conventional wisdom among Republicans we’ve spoken to is that he’s hoping to build enough goodwill with MAGA-minded members that they’ll eventually agree to pass a conservative-leaning CR before a shutdown.
Members of the House Freedom Caucus who negotiated a potential Republican CR last week have started voicing real irritation with their colleagues, like Gaetz, who immediately dismissed it.
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