Government funding bill stalls after GOP support falls apart.

• Mike Johnson, the House Speaker, called off a scheduled vote on a six-month stopgap funding bill that would have kept the government running.
• After over a dozen of his fellow Republicans withdrew their support for the proposed legislation, Johnson made a move. This legislation was previously backed by former President Donald Trump.
• The speaker stated that he would persist in attempting to gather backing for the bill.

On Wednesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson cancelled a vote on a six-month stopgap funding bill after over a dozen Republicans withdrew their support.

"Johnson stated that we will continue to work on this whip, but there will be no vote today as we are in the consensus-building business in Congress with small majorities."

On Monday, only two Republicans had pledged to vote against the bill, but by Wednesday, the number of expected defections had increased to as many as 15, according to NBC News.

The SAVE Act, which mandates voter citizenship proof, was attached to the spending proposal that would have funded the government until March 2025.

The SAVE Act would not pass in the Democrat-controlled Senate because Congressional Democrats repeatedly promised to vote against any spending plan linked to it.

The former President Donald Trump stated that Republicans should not pass any spending plan without the SAVE Act attached to it, and if required, the Republican presidential nominee advised the GOP to be prepared to shut down the government.

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