Speaker Mike Johnson muscled a multitrillion-dollar budget blueprint through the House by the narrowest of margins — a crucial step for Republicans as they embark on advancing President Donald Trump's legislative agenda. A small band of conservatives had threatened to vote down the budget measure, citing concerns over spending levels, while more moderate members expressed worries over potential cuts to Medicaid. But following a full day of meetings with Johnson and after Trump began calling holdouts, most Republican lawmakers got on board. |