McCarthy ouster deepens partisan divide ahead of shutdown deadline

By David Sivak

Published October 5, 2023 9:00am ET

McCarthy ouster deepens partisan divide ahead of shutdown deadline — House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) returns to his office after the House approved a 45-day funding bill to keep federal agencies open, but the measure must first go to the Senate, at the Capitol in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023.

The ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as speaker has inflamed partisan tensions in the House at a time when bipartisanship will be necessary to keep the government open.

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