Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) explained why he missed a House vote on a continuing resolution on Saturday, speculating House leadership had closed the vote to ensure the resolution's passage.
"Squad" member Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) suggested that House Democrats could bail out House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) if a motion to vacate his speakership comes before the House, but not without a price.
The Congressional Black Caucus is the latest group to push Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) to appoint Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) to the seat of the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), who died at age 90 on Friday.
After watching a conservative continuing resolution go down to hard-line conservative opposition on Friday, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) walked into a meeting with his conference trying to game out the next steps.
Congress narrowly avoided a government shutdown on Saturday without the help of nine Senate Republicans who voted against the 45-day continuing resolution.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) succeeded in passing a continuing resolution on Saturday, overcoming a significant hurdle after weeks of infighting among the Republican Party. Now, he could face another battle from his own party: maintaining his speakership.