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FILE - House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif. speaks to reporters outside his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 7, 2023. McCarthy's bid to appease Republican hard-liners and get the House moving again after a recent party rebellion on the floor has some Democrats warning of a difficult road ahead when it comes to passing legislation that will keep the government running. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Government shutdown warnings rise as Republicans seek deeper cuts in budget battle

By KEVIN FREKING - Associated Press

Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill, Thursday, March 25, 2021, in Washington, in this file photo. Sen. Cotton said at a Judiciary Committee meeting Thursday that nothing in an antitrust journalism bill will stop Big Tech and media organizations from censoring conservative content for alleged trustworthiness concerns and through other private arrangements. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool) **FILE**

Antitrust journalism bill stalls in Congress as conservative critics cite media censorship concerns

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., speaks at a news conference after the House passed the debt ceiling bill at the Capitol in Washington, May 31, 2023. The bill now goes to the Senate. McCarthy is studying history and considering the appointment of a mix of lawmakers and business leaders to a new commission to tackle the nation's soaring debt. McCarthy is fresh off his biggest political victory since becoming speaker. He got the White House to agree to a debt limit suspension that also contained some $1.5 trillion in deficit savings. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

McCarthy OKs $130 billion spending cut, portending potential government shutdown

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., left, and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., walk together to a closed-door meeting with fellow Republicans after quelling a rebellion from hardline conservatives who brought the chamber to a standstill last week, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 13, 2023. Last week, a dozen Republicans, mainly members of the House Freedom Caucus, shuttered House business in protest of McCarthy's leadership. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House breaks legislative logjam after McCarthy agrees to negotiate with Freedom Caucus

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., leaves a gathering of the Republican Conference at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. McCarthy told reporters yesterday he would bring a contempt resolution against FBI Director Christopher Wray to the floor if it passes the committee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Top House Democrat accuses McCarthy of ‘walking away’ from debt limit deal

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., speaks at a news conference after the House passed the debt ceiling bill at the Capitol in Washington, May 31, 2023. The bill now goes to the Senate. McCarthy is studying history and considering the appointment of a mix of lawmakers and business leaders to a new commission to tackle the nation's soaring debt. McCarthy is fresh off his biggest political victory since becoming speaker. He got the White House to agree to a debt limit suspension that also contained some $1.5 trillion in deficit savings. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

McCarthy quells conservative blockade of bills, but peace could be short-term

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., center, arrives for a news conference with members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus to talk about the debt limit deal, Tuesday, May 30, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

McCarthy cancels House votes amid private negotiations with conservative rebel holdouts

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., listens in the House chamber as the House meets for the third day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Conservative rebels push McCarthy to defund 1,100 federal programs in government spending fight

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., speaks at a news conference after the House passed the debt ceiling bill at the Capitol in Washington, May 31, 2023. The bill now goes to the Senate. McCarthy is studying history and considering the appointment of a mix of lawmakers and business leaders to a new commission to tackle the nation's soaring debt. McCarthy is fresh off his biggest political victory since becoming speaker. He got the White House to agree to a debt limit suspension that also contained some $1.5 trillion in deficit savings. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Speaker Kevin McCarthy vexed by conservative revolt as House returns to Washington

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif. speaks to reporters outside his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

GOP agenda’s momentum threatened by Republican hard-liners upset with McCarthy-Biden debt limit deal

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., leaves a gathering of the Republican Conference at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. McCarthy told reporters yesterday he would bring a contempt resolution against FBI Director Christopher Wray to the floor if it passes the committee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House GOP leaders delay legislative business amid opposition from conservatives

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., center, speaks with other lawmakers in the conservative House Freedom Caucus at a news conference to voice their objections to the debt limit deal reached by Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and President Joe Biden, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, May 30, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Freedom Caucus paralyzes House to pressure McCarthy against accepting future deals with Democrats

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif. along with other Republican members of the House, speaks at a news conference after the House passed the debt ceiling bill at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 31, 2023. The bill now goes to the Senate. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Freedom Caucus insurgency forces freeze on House floor action, upset McCarthy drew Democrats

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Pallets of 155 mm shells ultimately bound for Ukraine are loaded by the 436th Aerial Port Squadron, April 29, 2022, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. U.S. officials say a military aid package for Ukraine that is expected to be announced this week will total up to $300 million, and will include additional munitions for drones. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

McCarthy rejects supplemental Ukraine aid bill following debt limit agreement

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., arrives for a gathering of the Republican Conference at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. McCarthy told reporters yesterday he would bring a contempt resolution against FBI Director Christopher Wray to the floor if it passes the committee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Freedom Caucus rebels vex Speaker McCarthy by blocking GOP bills

By Haris Alic and Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

McCarthy's Strategic Victory with Debt Deal Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s strategic victory: A behind-the-scenes look at debt ceiling deal

By Newt Gingrich

Rep. Garret Graves, R-La., flanked by then-Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy of Calif., speaks at a news conference after the House passed the debt ceiling bill at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 31, 2023. The bill now goes to the Senate. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

McCarthy ally says speakership ‘absolutely safe’ despite conservative fury over debt limit

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

FILE - The draft of a bill that President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., negotiated to raise the nation's debt ceiling, is photographed Monday, May 29, 2023. Democrats are deeply conflicted about the food aid requirements President Joe Biden negotiated as part of the debt-ceiling deal. They fear damage has been done to safety net programs that will be difficult to unravel as Republicans demand further cuts.(AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File)

Debt deal imposes new work requirements for food aid and that frustrates many Democrats

By Farnoush Amiri - Associated Press

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., walks to the House chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 31, 2023. as the House moves toward passage of the debt limit bill. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Underestimated McCarthy emerges from debt deal empowered as speaker, still threatened by far right

By Lisa Mascaro - Associated Press

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif. along with other Republican members of the House, speaks at a news conference after the House passed the debt ceiling bill at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 31, 2023. The bill now goes to the Senate. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) **FILE**

McCarthy credited for debt-ceiling win after leading House members through difficult bipartisan vote

By Stephen Dinan and Kerry Picket - The Washington Times