House GOP Advances Four Spending Bills, Overcoming Internal Struggles

House Republicans advanced four full-year spending bills, including funding for the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Department of State and foreign operations, and the Department of Agriculture, rural development, and Food and Drug Administration. The procedural vote marked a small win for Speaker Kevin McCarthy, but it does not prevent a government shutdown at the end of the month. A continuing resolution will likely be needed to keep the government funded beyond the September 30 deadline. Senate leaders have unveiled a bill to avoid a shutdown, but its passage and the prospects of a vote in the House remain uncertain. McCarthy hopes that advancing the spending bills will make some Republican holdouts more open to a continuing resolution.