Debt ceiling negotiations put McCarthy's authority to the test.

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Debt ceiling negotiations put McCarthy's authority to the test.
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Speaker Kevin McCarthy and House Republicans face a crucial test this week as they scramble to unite their factious party around a bill that would slash government spending in exchange for raising the nation’s borrowing limit. In the narrowly divided 222-213 House, Republicans can afford no more than four defections, if all Democrats vote no, as expected.

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