House Speaker Mike Johnson is staring down a brutal pre-recess session next week as he tries to cram three high-stakes votes through a fractured conference.
Why it matters: Johnson (R-La.) has built a reputation for pulling off the improbable . But his rank-and-file have shown a new willingness to buck President Trump, who the speaker relies on to close tough votes.
The House will take up three contentious measures next week: A long-term extension of Section 702 FISA, the farm bill and the Senate-passed budget reconciliation resolution to fund ICE and Border Patrol.
"Next week is going to be hell week," Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) told reporters .
π Johnson's biggest headache may be the Senate-passed budget resolution to fund parts of the Department of Homeland Security.
π₯ House Republicans don't buy that the Senate will do a third reconciliation bill, and they're demanding to make reconciliation 2.0 as ambitious as possible.
"We don't trust the two step process .β¦