Analysis: Kevin McCarthy may avoid a shutdown. But the fiasco shows he's weaker than ever
by Erin B. Logan, Los Angeles Times
Sep 30, 2023
3 minutes
WASHINGTON — Kevin McCarthy's struggle to become House speaker should have been the most embarrassing moment in his political career. The U.S. House of Representatives had to vote 15 times before he was able to secure enough support in his party to lead the lower chamber.
But months later, the fight over whether to fund or shut down the federal government is the latest in a series of humiliations.
The speaker failed to get his party in line and had to rely on Democrats to pass a resolution funding the government for 45 days,
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