GOP infighting causes House paralysis and inadequate defense spending.

The US House of Representatives has postponed all votes until next week due to a revolt against Republican speaker Kevin McCarthy by ultra-conservative members of his own party. The hardliners were upset over the bipartisan debt ceiling bill that McCarthy brokered with Democratic President Joe Biden, as well as claims that some hardliners had been threatened over their opposition to the deal. The standoff has forced the chamber into a holding pattern that looks likely to persist until at least Monday, risking a federal government shutdown if spending bills are not passed by fall.