Just hours after a government spending deal was brokered between members of the House Freedom Caucus and the Republican Main Street Caucus, several hard-line conservatives have come out in opposition to the proposal, ultimately putting its passage in peril less than two weeks before an expected government shutdown.
The Republican Main Street Caucus and the House Freedom Caucus have come to an agreement on a stop-gap measure to keep the government funded, getting past a major hurdle for House Republicans in the appropriations process.
The latest polling data for the 2024 presidential election put former President Donald Trump just ahead of President Joe Biden, continuing the recent trend of a close general election rematch between the two.
Biden administration national security adviser Jake Sullivan convened in Malta this weekend with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in a bid to foster relations with China.