Punchbowl News’ Jake Sherman reports Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has secured enough votes to pass a continuing resolution to fund the government during the time Republicans need to figure out how to get a passable budget bill through the House without having it destroyed by the rightwing fringe.
The question is, once again, “What can pass the House?” Can Preacher of the House Mike Johnson secure enough Republican votes–virtually all of them–on any budget bill to pass a bill and stay in charge, or will he rely on Democrats to pass the bill, the cardinal sin of Kevin McCarthy that cost him his gavel?