FiveThirtyEight forecasts that Republicans may retake the House with as few as 218 seats, which is the minimum needed.
Still, it remains unclear who else in the caucus would be able to challenge him. Others in leadership, like Steve Scalise, are seeking lesser positions in the intraparty election on Tuesday.
"I'm very supportive of Ukraine," McCarthy told CNN last week. "I think there has to be accountability going forward." Elsewhere on Monday, Greene signaled on embattled former Trump political adviser Steve Bannon's podcast that she supported McCarthy and disagreed with a possible challenge to him from other conservatives in the party. She cited how few seats they may hold in total.
"We've seen a willingness to stress test it in the past. But they'll prevent default," former Rep. David Jolly, R-Fla., said of the debt limit, which Democrats are expected to attempt to raise in the lame-duck session before January. "The world markets will not allow Kevin McCarthy and the House Republicans to take us to default. But shutdown of government? Yeah, I think we can expect a couple of shutdowns over the next two years.
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