Yet the squabbling House Republicans may be too divided to topple him
For weeks Mr McCarthy had tried to placate hardliners in his camp pushing for steep spending cuts and other conservative policies, such as stricter border enforcement, that had no chance of becoming law with Joe Biden in the White House. Yet with just hours to spare before a shutdown, he called up a bill that tossed aside the priorities of the far right and relied on Democratic votes to pass the legislation, which Mr Biden signed minutes before the midnight deadline.
Reassuring as it might seem , the stopgap spending law is far from perfect. Although it includes $16bn for much-needed domestic disaster relief, dealing with the ravages of fires, floods and hurricanes, it omits assistance for Ukraine, for which the White House had sought $24bn. And because it funds the government only until November 17th, the drama could be repeated in just six weeks.
Theoretically Mr McCarthy would spend the coming weeks negotiating with the White House and the Senate on a government-funding solution that would extend beyond the 2024 presidential election. Unruly as Congress has become, no one on Capitol Hill wants an ugly spending fight during campaign season. But the speaker will have to contend with a mutiny first.
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