Republican Insurgents Force Speaker Kevin McCarthy to Cancel Votes

Group of conservatives hold up House proceedings in protest over bipartisan debt-ceiling deal

Kevin McCarthy emerged as House speaker in January after a grueling week that took 15 ballots and required him to make several concessions to his detractors. Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

WASHINGTON—House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.) canceled the rest of the votes planned for this week after failing to resolve a standoff with Republican insurgents who charge he violated a January agreement with them that cleared the path for him to win his job.

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