White House's Veto Threat and Biden's 'Split-Screen' Strategy Aim to Shorten Government Shutdown

The White House has threatened to veto two funding bills presented by House Republicans, arguing that they violate the spending agreement reached between President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy. The bills are unlikely to pass in the Democratic-controlled Senate and may not even make it out of the House. House Republicans have been facing internal divisions and struggling to pass spending bills to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the month.