Speaker Mike Johnson is holding a critical House vote to advance President Donald Trump’s agenda. In a stunning shift, Johnson and his leadership team made a 180-turn late Tuesday, moving forward with the vote to advance the Republican budget blueprint after it initially appeared that he had punted on the vote.

President Donald Trump is facing pushback after federal workers across the country received an email over the weekend asking them to justify their positions by midnight. Several agencies had instructed their employees not to respond to the directive,

House members voted 217 to 215 to approve a budget resolution, a critical step toward passing much of President Trump’s legislative agenda.