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Bipartisan truce

CQ Budget, Episode No. 293

Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., made an 11th-hour bipartisan push to avoid a government shutdown.
Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., made an 11th-hour bipartisan push to avoid a government shutdown. (Tom Williams/ CQ Roll Call)

Congress avoided a partial government shutdown after an abrupt change of course by Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., that triggered a threat to his leadership. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman and Peter Cohn outline the surprising turn of events, the coming fight over Ukraine aid and the challenge of reaching a deal for full-year appropriations.

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