GOP hard-liners push pay-for, abortion ban in third reconciliation bill

House Freedom Caucus members urged Speaker Mike Johnson to advance a third reconciliation bill that is fully paid for, extends a federal abortion funding ban, and accords priority to an America-First national-security agenda—including funding for the Iran war—while also calling for eliminating clean-energy tax credits and other reforms. The push comes as Johnson seeks Trump’s backing to move a floor vote amid internal GOP disputes, with other updates touching AI-labeling proposals, data-center moratoriums, and debates over elections legislation.