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House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy announced Monday that he will run for speaker, vowing that if elected to the chamber’s top post he would “change the culture” of Washington and strive for the “most conservative solution” he can get.

Orrin Hatch went off on far-right conservatives who would shut down the federal government over funding for Planned Parenthood, an approach he called “downright stupid”.

A temporary funding measure that would keep the government open past a midnight deadline should make its way to President Barack Obama on Wednesday with time to spare.

The U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday for a stopgap spending bill to avoid a government shutdown, but it did so without Congressman Ralph Abraham’s vote.

Last month, Cruz said on the Senate floor that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had lied to him.

It will fund the government until December. 11, setting up a showdown in Congress down the road on several fronts.

The five-term California Republican moved aggressively to lock up support to move into Congress’ top job, second in line to the presidency.

But House Republican supporters of the bill said it would make it clear that federal law does not prevent states from excluding all Medicaid funding from a healthcare provider that offers abortions.

The fact that he is giving up his seat is a significant victory for conservatives who want to change how the federal government is run and funded, according to the SunHerald.

In a sign that the tactic may be gaining favor among Republicans, however, the House Energy & Commerce is also preparing a bill that would use reconciliation to block Planned Parenthood from receiving federal funds.

Don Stewart, spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, explained, “If we shut down the government, you can’t walk into Yellowstone Park, but you can walk into Planned Parenthood”.

A native of Bakersfield, Ca., McCarthy, 50, was first elected to Congress in 2006 and elected majority leader in 2014.

Those differences will become more pronounced with new House leadership eager to take on President Barack Obama and their Senate counterparts, setting up high-profile fiscal showdowns over the debt limit and budget.

They fear he will continue Boehner’s policy of refusing to fight for conservative policies. Pressing matters include striking a deal with President Obama to keep the government open through the coming fiscal year, raising the federal borrowing limit, passing a long-term...

During the interview, which was the first following his shocking resignation on Friday (25 September), Boehner said he “absolutely” believed that the more conservative members of the GOP had been unrealistic. But if he wins, he is likely to face the same pressure that...