Already a rebellion among conservative hard-liners has forced the speaker to scrap his ambitious timeline for advancing the border, energy and tax bill. Senators, meanwhile, are getting antsy about inaction in the House and are working with Freedom Caucus members on an end-run around Johnson’s (R-La.) strategy.

Conservative backlash has brought Speaker Mike Johnson’s budget plans to a halt, offering an early sign of the struggle Republicans will face as they try to muscle President Donald Trump’s agenda through a narrowly divided Congress.

Senate GOP leaders plan to pitch President Trump at a Friday night dinner at Mar-a-Lago to stop waiting on "one big, beautiful bill" from the House — and pivot to the two-part plan, now. Why it matters: With the House stalled on a major budget package,