U.S. federal government shutdown appears likely as Republicans reject McCarthy’s plan

U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s last-ditch plan to keep the federal government temporarily open collapsed in dramatic fashion Friday as a robust faction of hard-right holdouts rejected the package, making a shutdown almost certain.

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