McCarthy to Push Pentagon Measure in Effort to Break G.O.P. Spending Impasse The speaker’s decision to hold a vote on the stalled legislation was a bid to pressure far-right Republicans to drop demands for steeper cuts — or risk public ire for voting against military funding.

An injury, a contract impasse and a trade request: Inside Jonathan Taylor’s standoff with the Colts He was the NFL’s leading rusher two season ago and wanted an extension with the Colts, but now he wants out. How things got so bad for Taylor and Indianapolis.