Several Republican lawmakers are disappointed with Speaker Mike Johnson’s latest funding bill, arguing that it will continue levels of spending that are unsustainable. Johnson introduced the new continuing resolution (CR) on Sunday after his initial funding bill,

The new plan to avert a government shutdown comes after the House rejected Speaker Johnson's opening gambit in the funding fight last week.

House Speaker Mike Johnson has reportedly secured a tentative agreement with his Democratic colleagues in both chambers of Congress to avert a rapidly approaching government shutdown.The development comes less than a week after defections in his own party defeated the speaker’s attempt to pass a spending bill paired with extra legislation prohibiting non-citizens from voting.