The House GOP’s funding patch fails, teeing up shutdown

House Republicans failed to pass a stopgap government funding bill on Friday, leaving Kevin McCarthy with no clear next step to try to avert a shutdown in less than 36 hours.

It’s an enormous blow to the speaker, who by bringing the vote to the floor essentially dared his hardliners to oppose the patch. He argued that voting against it essentially meant opposing border security.

But conservatives called his bluff on a 198-232 vote, with 21 Republicans helping Democrats sink the bill.