Moderate House Republicans Weigh Partnering with Democrats Amid MAGA Revolt

After House Republicans failed to unite behind a vote to advance their military spending vote yesterday, eight members of the GOP who represent districts won by Biden took to the Capitol steps to speak out against their party's far-right, MAGA flank.

For these members, failing to pass a defense bill—traditionally one of the GOP's most-supported spending priorities—offered a grim sign that House Republicans may not be able to unify behind a temporary stopgap spending bill to avoid an October 1 government shutdown, let alone the 12 spending bills needed to fund the government through next year.

"None of us support shutdown," Congressman Mike Lawler, a moderate Republican representing New York, told reporters. "There's certainly a level of frustration with what some of our colleagues are doing in terms of how they are going about negotiating within the conference."