What happens next with the federal budget as a government shutdown looms

Published February 26, 2025 7:17pm ET



The House and Senate have passed their respective budgets after a dramatic showing from GOP leadership in the House Tuesday evening, but both still need to be negotiated between the two chambers.

After whipping Republican holdouts in the final minutes before the House vote, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) was able to narrowly pass the budget resolution through the lower chamber with the GOP’s slim majority. House committees can now draft legislation at certain spending levels. 

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