The Tension Roiling the House GOP Leadership

Punchbowl News: “Things are getting tense inside the House Republican leadership suite as the GOP struggles to find a path forward on funding the government. Speaker Mike Johnson had to abruptly cancel a floor vote on his six-month stopgap spending bill with the SAVE Act attached this week amid a dozen or so GOP defections and near-unified Democratic opposition.”

“Johnson’s decision to pull the bill was yet another public blow for the speaker on spending, which has been a sore spot for Republicans throughout the entire 118th Congress. But the real drama right now is taking place behind the scenes, as GOP leadership offices grow increasingly frustrated with the situation – and one another.”