"GOP leaders opted to combine all three divisive items into a single rule vote, a strategy that appears to have backfired by uniting opposition around different issues."
"Changes that GOP leaders made to FISA last week have not been enough to sway holdouts, who are still demanding that warrant requirements be attached to the bill."
"House Republicans are unified against ending the shutdown until the Senate passes a reconciliation bill to fund ICE and CBP, delaying action."
"Rule votes are supposed to be automatic for the majority party, but House Republicans have increasingly used them to punish their own leadership, creating recurring crises for Johnson."
Mike Johnson is attempting to combine a long-term extension of Section 702 of FISA, the farm bill, and a budget reconciliation package into one vote. A faction of Republicans has voted against the procedural rule, complicating the whip count. Changes to FISA have not satisfied holdouts demanding warrant requirements. The inclusion of E15 ethanol provisions in the farm bill has further alienated some Republicans. The White House is urging the House to resolve the funding issues amid a looming government shutdown.
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