How Thune's involvement tipped the scales in the House budget resolution fight

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) muscled the budget resolution through the chamber thanks to help from the top Senate Republican, who assured holdouts that the Senate would be shoulder to shoulder on spending cuts.

The last 48 hours have been a rollercoaster for Johnson and House Republicans after over a dozen holdouts refused to vote for a resolution that would unlock reconciliation. This process allows the GOP to implement President Donald Trump’s agenda and easily bypass the 60-vote filibuster in the Senate.