House Speaker Mike Johnson Struggles with Internal Divisions as Republicans Fail to Implement Debt Deal

Hard-right factions demand steeper spending cuts, disrupting party agenda and setting up potential government shutdown in January.

Newly appointed House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing the same internal divisions that led to the ousting of his predecessor, Kevin McCarthy, as he tries to rebuild the slim Republican majority.
Despite a debt deal struck with President Biden earlier this year that aimed to reduce federal deficits by $1.5 trillion over the next decade, Republicans have failed to pass all the necessary legislation to put these cuts into law.
Hard-right factions within the Republican party are demanding steeper reductions in government programs, causing a divide within the party and disrupting its agenda.
Congress has passed a short-term measure to keep federal spending on autopilot for a few more months, avoiding a federal shutdown for now but setting up another showdown in January.
House Republicans are struggling to deliver on their promises to voters, which could put their slim majority at risk in the 2024 elections.