Next steps are not clear as lawmakers are far from completing the appropriations bills needed to fund the federal government through the next fiscal year

The proposal would have linked temporary funding with a mandate that states require proof of citizenship when people register to vote.

The House on Wednesday rejected Speaker Mike Johnson's proposal that would have linked temporary funding for the federal government with a mandate that states require proof of

Speaker Mike Johnson spoke with reporters hours before a vote on a government funding bill that is being coupled with a measure requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote.

The House is scheduled to vote Wednesday on Speaker Mike Johnson's proposal that links the funding of the federal government for the new budget year with a mandate that states require proof of citizenship when people register to vote.

A group of House members from both parties succeeded Thursday in deploying a rarely executed method to bypass GOP leadership and force a vote on a bill to expand access to Social Security benefits. Why it matters: It's the second time this year that a bipartisan group of lawmakers has sidestepped House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.

Speaker Mike Johnson expressed his disappointment after the GOP-controlled House rejected his latest spending bill, leaving less than two weeks before a government shutdown. Stef Kight, Senate reporter for Axios,