Fiscal hawks fire warning shot in House ahead of shutdown deadline

Fiscal hawks fire warning shot in House ahead of shutdown deadline

Fiscal hawks in the House fired a warning shot over government funding by withholding support for, but ultimately allowing passage of, a funding measure Thursday. It sent Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) a message about the confrontational members’ posture ahead of an end-of-month shutdown deadline and allowed them to vent frustrations about how leaders handled conservative…

House Republicans split with Trump team over 'very frustrating' funding fight as shutdown looms | Fox Wilmington WSFX-TV

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! House Republicans on the Appropriations Committee are at odds with the Trump administration and some conservatives over how long a stopgap spending bill should last, with just weeks left to avert a government shutdown. Congress is currently marking up fiscal 2026 spending levels, but some in the administration are pressing to bypass the process and instead extend current levels through a year-long cont…