Over the last three weeks, House Republicans engineered a budget fight that led to a government shutdown and threatened a financial default. Efforts to end the standoff were stalled by divisions in the Republican Party, as a core of conservatives faced off against party leaders. As a new round of budget negotiations begins, here is a look at the factions at play in the House and how they voted on the compromise to end the shutdown last week. [cont.]
Ford Fessenden, et al, New York Times
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