Republicans intensify government shutdown risk over spending bill

theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/19/us-government-shutdown-republicans-spending-bill

A short-term spending bill in the US Congress has slammed into opposition from far-right Republicans, intensifying the risk of a government shutdown and Kevin McCarthy losing his speakership.
As another week of negotiations wears on, Republicans in the House of Representatives are in a state of “civil war”, according to the Democratic minority leader, Hakeem Jeffries. There…

This story appeared on theguardian.com, 2023-09-19.
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