House Republicans Struggle to Unify on Strategy to Prevent Government Shutdown as Deadline Looms

Conflict amongst House Republicans as they explore varied funding strategies to avoid looming government shutdown, including a novel "laddered" approach which has failed to gain unanimous support.

House Republicans, under new Speaker Mike Johnson, are yet to unify on a plan to prevent a government shutdown due on November 17. The party has been exploring various funding strategies, but none have gained unanimous support.
One novel approach under consideration is the 'laddered' continuing resolution (CR), which introduces staggered deadlines for extending funding to federal agencies based on priority. However, this approach has been criticized as confusing and impractical by Democrats and some Republicans.
The reluctance of some House Republicans to outline a specific plan is seen as caution due to the ousting of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy. McCarthy faced backlash from hard-conservative Republicans due to his decision to vote with Democrats on a CR that extended government funding beyond the September 30 deadline.
In addition to the forthcoming shutdown, Congress is also debating a separate request from President Biden for $105 billion in emergency national security aid for Israel and Ukraine. Republican lawmakers have suggested that they would not support the aid if it does not include border security measures.
The Senate, controlled by the Democrats, is working towards a comprehensive spending plan in order to fund the government at current levels and also consider President Biden's request.