House flickers back to life as Mike Johnson prepares shutdown vote

It’s House Speaker Mike Johnson‘s (R-LA) turn to usher a shutdown-ending funding bill through Congress, but unlike past spending fights, Republicans are expected to pass the legislation with relative ease.

Some of the House’s biggest budget hawks have signaled their support for the Senate-passed bill, despite past concerns about short-term patches to fund the government. That includes the conservative House Freedom Caucus, which sent a list of talking points to its members on Monday, touting the legislation as a “complete and total win.”