McCarthy Ambushed as Republican Hardliners Change Course on Spending Plan

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was ambushed Thursday when a pair of ultraconservatives whose votes he was relying on stymied his latest plan to avert a US government shutdown — with just nine days to go before a funding lapse. Republicans Marjorie Taylor Greene, once a reliable McCarthy ally, and Eli Crane voted against bringing up the defense spending bill. Greene said she opposed the inclusion of $300 million in Ukraine aid — a move that caught the speaker by surprise. “Two people flipped so I got to figure out how...