GOP Faces Increasing Pressure as Government Shutdown Looms

With deadlines approaching, internal divisions and policy demands complicate negotiations, raising the risk of a partial government shutdown.

House Republicans express doubts about achieving conservative policy victories in the current government funding negotiations.
Speaker Mike Johnson faces challenges from both sides, with a slim majority and demands for policy riders that Democrats oppose.
The House Freedom Caucus pressures Johnson for conservative policy changes, threatening the negotiation process.
A potential government shutdown could occur if a deal is not reached by the looming deadlines of March 1 and March 8.
Negotiations over government funding are described as the greatest shutdown threat this Congress, with a 50-50 chance of avoiding a shutdown according to some lawmakers.