Just hours before the US government was due to shut down, the House of Representatives approved a bill that extends the deadline. | ITV National News
US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has survived the latest episode in his tumultuous Speakership, following today's vote.Just hours before the US government was due to shut down amid the failure to pass a budget, the House of Representatives approved a bill that extends the deadline.
Critics will rightly conclude that this is a crazy way to run a country. The dysfunction in Congress - triggered by hard-right Republicans challenging the authority of their own Speaker - is off the charts.
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