The good news for Republicans is that they managed to narrowly pass a far-right budget blueprint. The bad news is that their future is still bleak.

The Senate voted last week to approve its budget resolution following a marathon amendment voting session, but House GOP leaders have decided to try to move forward with their own version.

Trump had endorsed the House's plan to roll all of his campaign promises into one "big, beautiful bill," and it was on Johnson to deliver the votes necessary to unlock the process to pass it. Start the day smarter.