GOP Has Plan to Keep Government Open for 28 Days

Playbook: “Two pockets of Republicans to keep an eye on: conservatives and defense hawks. Most conservatives seem to realize they can’t reject this plan. But you can see strategically why they might: this short-term deal sets up a big immigration compromise, and a massive spending-cap accord next month — neither of which is expected to get much conservative support. Some conservatives are pushing for a plan that simply will not work: a full year of defense funding combined with a month of funding for the rest of the government. That all being said, it seems like this leadership plan has a decent chance of working.”

“The White House doesn’t want a shutdown — even though they say they will blame it on Democrats, the administration has been working over Republicans to ensure the thing doesn’t shut down.”