Conservative Revolt Paralyzes House

Good evening from a smoky New York, where the sky went from gray to yellow to orange on Wednesday and the air quality was worse than it has ever been as the result of Canadian wildfires. Here’s what we’re watching through the haze. A group of hardline conservatives continued their revolt against Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday, blocking action on the House floor for a second straight day in protest against McCarthy’s deal with the White House to raise the debt limit. The 11 rebels, mostly members of the Freedom...