Government shutdown: Freedom Caucus could sabotage McCarthy after GOP resignation

Published June 14, 2023 12:03pm ET




House Republicans overcame a weeklong standoff between party leaders and a group of hard-line conservatives after Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) agreed to a number of demands offered by members of his far-right flank. But that may prove to be only a temporary fix as GOP rebels seek to increase the pressure.

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