GOP House Speaker Kevin McCarthy suffered a stinging defeat after 21 members of his caucus rejected a measure aimed to avoid a government shutdown.
Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy suffered a stinging defeat on Friday after members of his own caucus voted against his latest attempt to pass a short-term spending bill aimed at keeping the government open beyond September.
A group of 21 GOP representatives defied their leader, refusing to support a bill that aimed to fund the government through October 31, though it would have added spending cuts and measures for stricter border security.
The failure of the bill’s passage brings the U.S. government closer to a shutdown—with a little more than 24 hours left before federal agencies run out of money to stay open for the coming fiscal year—a reality that analysts say could damage the economy at a time of uncertainty for the country.
In Congress on Friday, 232 House members voted against the bill versus 198 in the yes column, while three members did not vote.
