Kevin McCarthy had barely finished taking his post-debt deal victory lap when the most extreme members of his conference effectively shut down the House floor in protest of the recent debt agreement.
had barely finished taking his post-debt deal victory lap when the most extreme members of his conference delivered a humbling rebuke to the speaker. The majority was preparing to move ahead Tuesday with some inane legislation involving gas stoves — apparently
, or something, among conservative culture warriors — when 11 House Republicans from the far-right Freedom Caucus voted down a procedural measure in protest, effectively shutting down the floor in protest of the debt agreement McCarthy reached with PresidentThe move, which surprised McCarthy and his leadership team, stopped well short of an attempted ouster, which some conservatives had
as the speaker worked to secure enough votes for the debt deal.
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