GOP's Gaetz Embraces "Hostage" Rhetoric in Debt Ceiling Fight.

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and his conservative colleagues "don’t feel like we should negotiate with our hostage" on a debt-limit compromise, underscoring the precarious negotiating position House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is in as he seeks to strike a deal with the White House that could ultimately pass the House. Hard-line conservatives have made clear they would oppose any deal that does not extract major concessions from President Biden, making the task of striking a deal with enough broad support even more difficult.