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On Tuesday, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell revealed that Congress will have to pass another stopgap to avoid a government shutdown, but this effort is expected to meet some resistance in the House as Speaker Mike Johnson shows an unwillingness to commit. “Obviously, we’re going to have to pass a (continuing resolution),” McConnell of Kentucky told reporters on Tuesday.

Rep. Chip Roy has some choice words for Republicans who want to spend trillions while the border remains wide open.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is facing heat from the party’s right flank after striking a deal with Democrats on government funding that conservative hardliners are already dismissing as a “total failure.” Lawmakers say the bipartisan deal breaks through a heated stalemate on how much to spend to keep the government running through September by providing a framework…

A tentative compromise to keep the government running comes down to the wire.

Senate Republican Whip John Thune said Congress may need to pass a short-term government funding bill – known as a continuing resolution – into the “March timeframe” in order to allow lawmakers enough time to process the 12 outstanding appropriations bills and avoid a shutdown.