SHRIBMAN: Drama in the United States and Canada

David M. Shribman is the former executive editor of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. In Washington, Speaker Kevin McCarthy was toppled by rebels in the House of Representatives, who punished him for consorting with Democrats in avoiding a government shutdown and for failing to press for deeper cuts in federal spending — what Rep. Andy Biggs of Arizona, one of McCarthy’s most ardent critics, called in the House debate “wasteful, duplicative programs.” Tags

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