• 11/30/2024

Can McCarthy Pass the Debt Limit Deal and Keep His Job?

New York Times

The House speaker attempted to strike a careful balance: he could lose conservatives’ votes but could not afford to reach a deal that so infuriated the far right that they would move to oust him.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/31/us/politics/mccarthy-debt-limit-speakership.html