House Approves $1.2 Trillion Funding Package Amid GOP Divisions
Speaker Mike Johnson navigates his first major challenge, facing potential future tests over Ukraine aid.
- House conservatives faced a significant defeat in the 2024 spending battle, with bipartisan approval of a $1.2 trillion government funding package.
- Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) survived his first major test, cutting several deals with Democrats without facing the same fate as his predecessor, Kevin McCarthy.
- Marjorie Taylor Greene filed a motion to oust Johnson but declined to force a vote, signaling a warning ahead of the Ukraine aid debate.
- The GOP's internal divisions and leadership challenges continue, with no clear successor to Johnson and a reluctance to repeat past chaos.
- Johnson's handling of the upcoming Ukraine aid bill, opposed by some conservatives, could determine his future as Speaker.
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