McCarthy tells Republicans threatening to oust him to 'bring it' after House passes stopgap spending bill with mostly Democratic votes

• Kevin McCarthy on Saturday forcefully defended House passage of a 45-day stopgap spending bill.
• The bill, if passed by the Senate, will fund the government through November and avert a shutdown.
• McCarthy dared his detractors to force a "motion to vacate" — a vote that could end his speakership.

A defiant Kevin McCarthy on Saturday told House Republican critics calling for his ouster as speaker to "bring it" after the lower chamber passed a 45-day stopgap spending measure with mostly Democratic votes to avoid a government shutdown.