Action on the floor stalled as Speaker Kevin McCarthy struggled for votes to bring spending bills up for debate and remained stalemated with right-wing members.
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Here Are the Five Republicans Who Have Defied McCarthy on Spending
The defectors broke with their party to block a Pentagon spending bill from being debated in the House. Their stances reflect deep G.O.P. divisions pushing the government toward a shutdown.
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Right-Wing House Republicans Derail Pentagon G.O.P. Bill, Rebuking McCarthy
The floor defeat underscored the G.O.P. resistance Speaker Kevin McCarthy was facing as he struggled to round up votes to avoid a government shutdown.
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Kevin McCarthy Elevated the Extremists. He Is Living With the Consequences.
Kevin McCarthy is out of compliance with several of his promises — or at least several that House radicals claim he made.
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McCarthy’s Plan to Avoid a Shutdown Hits Stiff G.O.P. Opposition
Republican leaders were hoping to pass the combination of spending cuts and border controls to show they were working to forestall a shutdown and pressure the Senate, but the bill’s prospects looked grim.