McCarthy faces tests of GOP unity on agenda, spending cuts, and war powers.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and his leadership team are facing challenges in uniting the disparate wings of the GOP while allowing a free-wheeling amendment process. The party is preparing to bring up a pair of marquee bills on energy and education, but proposed amendments from their own party could tank both pieces of legislation outright. The GOP is also facing headwinds on another major priority: how to frame their underlying bill designed to address boosting security at the U.S.-Mexico border. McCarthy and his leadership team are aggressively whipping votes to pass both bills on the floor.