House to Vote on Debt Limit Bill Amid Conservative Opposition as Deadline Nears

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces yet another test this evening, as he looks to secure the votes to pass bipartisan legislation to hike the debt limit amid vocal opposition from the right flank of his conference and with just days to avert a possible default. The vote on the legislation, which would raise the debt ceiling into 2025 and impose spending caps on some government programs, comes after the bill advanced out of the House Rules Committee late Tuesday – its first test – as some conservative members on the...