"House GOP Leaders Navigate Democratic Support and Intraparty Challenges in Spending Bill Battle"
House conservatives reject a bipartisan spending agreement, arguing that it does not go far enough to cut spending. The deal sets spending levels at $886 billion for defense programs and roughly $773 billion for non-defense domestic programs, totaling about $1.6 trillion in overall spending. Without the support of conservative members, House Speaker Mike Johnson will have to rely heavily on Democratic votes to avert a government shutdown, potentially jeopardizing plans to add conservative policy provisions to the bill.