McCarthy Still Lacks the Votes to Prevent Shutdown

“Kevin McCarthy lacks the votes to pass his latest idea for a short-term spending bill, signaling a shutdown at midnight Saturday is inevitable,” Politico reports.

“McCarthy is expected to bring a bill to the floor on Friday that would pair a stopgap funding bill with spending cuts and a sweeping GOP border bill. But despite multiple entreaties from the speaker and his allies during a closed-door meeting on Wednesday, Politico confirmed enough House conservatives oppose a so-called continuing resolution to block its passage.”