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    Analysis: Kevin McCarthy avoided a government shutdown. But the fiasco shows he’s weaker than ever

    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 ...
    by Erin B. Logan, Los Angeles Times Sep 30, 2023 5 minutes
    Then House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R- Calif., walks to the podium to speak after he was nominated to be Speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 15, 2022.

    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 about seven more weeks, which would delay a potential shutdown until Nov. 17.

    The House approved the short-term funding Saturday afternoon, 335 to 91, with Democrats overwhelmingly backing the resolution. The Senate approved the resolution late Saturday

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