Republicans Will Try 'Suspending Rules' to Avert Shutdown
REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstAs the U.S. once again hurtles toward a possible government shutdown, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is turning to Democrats to try and push a 45-day funding bill through the House.The proposal would require support from two-thirds of lawmakers, a rare vote of unity in the typically dysfunctional and splintered House chamber. It isn’t clear whether there would be sufficient bipartisan support for it to pass.McCarthy, who has been battling hard-liners within his own party, sai