How Far Will McCarthy Go to Satisfy Ultra-Conservative Republicans?
- Right-wing demands rejected by Biden, Senate Democrats
- Shutdown threat comes as economic outlook remains uncertain
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Speaker Kevin McCarthy must choose in the coming weeks how far to go to satisfy Republican hardliners, a dilemma that will impact a potential impeachment effort against President Joe Biden, the supply lines of the Ukrainian counteroffensive and more than 4 million federal workers.
The 58-year-old veteran politician, barely eight months into his dream job and under constant threat of ouster from dissident ultra-conservatives, is caught between the demands of his party’s right wing and the potential disruption and political damage of a government shutdown as soon as Oct. 1.