A government shutdown is nearly upon us again.

The bill is not passed.

The House of Representatives, paralyzed by Republican hardliners,

fails to pass a short-term funding bill.

This makes a government shutdown all but certain.

Shutdowns have been in the DNA of my Republican colleagues

for the last 30 years or so.

The House's top Democrat has hard words for the GOP.

And Kevin McCarthy's speakership is in jeopardy thanks to his hard-right adversaries.

Next.

This is Washington Week with The Atlantic.

And welcome to Washington Week.

Tonight, the federal government is about to shut down thanks to a group of hardline house Republicans.

Right now, it looks like things will grind to a halt Sunday just after midnight.

Not all Republicans are thrilled by this.

Shutting down the government doesn't help anybody politically.

It doesn't make any meaningful progress on policy.

We'll explore who the shutdown will affect the most and why it's happening in the first place.

Kevin McCarthy is still speaker last time I checked.

But it seems as if he's not actually in charge of the House.

And if his detractors have their way, he may not be for much longer.

One punitive cause of the shutdown is a dispute over Ukraine funding.

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