House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), increasingly vexed with hardliners in his party blocking his efforts to pass government funding bills, is challenging his detractors to make good on their threats to try to remove him.
Why it matters: Tensions are rising in the House GOP conference after yet another appropriations bill was shelved this week as the deadline to avert a government shutdown approaches.
What we’re hearing: Speaking during a closed-door GOP conference meeting Thursday morning, McCarthy vented and issued a challenge to members who have threatened to remove him with a “motion to vacate,” according to a GOP lawmaker and another source in the room.
