Monday, October 2, 2023

US Congress survives shutdown showdown only to face another

The United States Congress is lurching from one crisis to another — having narrowly averted a government shutdown, some lawmakers are now engaging in the most serious attempt in a century to topple the Speaker of the House of Representatives.


Kevin McCarthy helped approve a short-term funding deal late on Saturday, defying the hardline conservative wing of his Republican Party who are again calling for his removal. 


But Mr McCarthy insists he'll "survive."


Benji Hyer reports. 


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