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Deirdre Walsh

McCarthy's plans for impeachment don't appear to be tamping down shutdown threat

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is working to convince members of his own party to support a stop-gap spending bill while also defending his job as speaker. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy launched an impeachment inquiry this week to show those on the far right of his conference he was listening. He also calculated it could help fund the government and avoid a shutdown at the end of the month.

It doesn't look like that's working.

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