McCarthy Ambushed as Republican Hardliners Change Course on Spending Plan
- Defense spending bill blocked on House floor for third time
- Speaker struggles to woo ultraconservatives on stopgap bill
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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s latest plan to avert a government shutdown was ambushed Thursday by a pair of ultraconservatives, ratcheting up the risk of an Oct. 1 federal funding lapse with Republicans still fighting among themselves.
Hours later, McCarthy sent lawmakers home until Tuesday, a decision that leaves little time to negotiate with Senate Democrats. Republican leaders said they would give “ample notice” if they called a vote before then.