A proposed bill backed by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to fund defense spending in the next fiscal year went down to defeat Tuesday, a casualty in a House of Representatives where efforts to pass a budget and avoid a government shutdown are colliding with fierce conservative opposition to spending increases....
A proposed bill backed by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to fund defense spending in the next fiscal year went down to defeat Tuesday, a casualty in a House of Representatives where efforts to pass a budget and avoid a government shutdown are colliding with fierce conservative opposition to spending increases….
