GOP threats to McCarthy come into sharper focus

GOP threats to Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) leadership from Republicans unhappy about his commitment to spending cuts are coming into sharper focus, with critics signaling the opening of an impeachment inquiry into President Biden won’t necessarily save him.  

Rep. Eli Crane (R-Ariz.), one of the fiscal conservatives, said that a push to oust McCarthy is “definitely” something he would be “willing to entertain” in the coming weeks. 

“Clearly, it’s not a big stretch for me. I never voted for Kevin McCarthy in the first place,” said Crane, who was one of the House Republicans who withheld...