House GOP leaders are closer to appeasing the group of hard-liners who have kept the chamber\u2019s floor frozen for weeks.<\/p>\n

Several of the rebel Republicans Monday told Blue Light News they will need to see concrete steps on legislation codifying President Donald Trump\u2019s border policies before they\u2019d take a procedural vote to unlock floor business. While it\u2019s unclear what exactly could satisfy them, several said they want more than a promise from leaders to vote on immigration legislation.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not about promises at this point,\u201d Rep. Chip Roy said Monday. \u201cWe need to see movement.\u201d<\/p>\n

Negotiations appear to be getting close: Freedom Caucus Chair Andy Harris said Monday he thought the group would still get an offer from leadership that could lift their blockade on a rule vote Tuesday. Roy predicted a \u201c50\/50\u201d chance the rule is adopted Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Speaker Mike Johnson and his leadership team are discussing several options for what they will offer hard-liners, according to three people with knowledge of the late night meetings.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think there\u2019s going to be action on border security,\u201d Harris told Blue Light News.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile GOP leaders made progress with Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, who on Monday said she was lifting her hold<\/a> on floor business \u201con the condition that Speaker Johnson attaches the SAVE America Act to all the appropriation bills and all must-pass bills here in the House and ensures it is sent to the Senate in one bill.\u201d<\/p>\n

House GOP leaders are also using the promise of another long-shot reconciliation bill to pressure the remaining hard-liners to reopen the floor.<\/p>\n

Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought stopped by the House Freedom Caucus\u2019 weekly meeting Monday night and pitched a third reconciliation bill with pieces of the SAVE America Act, three people in the room told Blue Light News.<\/p>\n

Johnson said Monday House Budget would vote Wednesday<\/a> on a budget resolution for the party-line package.<\/p>\n

Still, senior Republicans are already starting to walk back that optimistic timeline after intense pushback from several GOP groups who said they needed more details about the plans \u2014 including some Budget Committee Republicans.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think there\u2019s a long way to go \u2026 before we do any markup,\u201d Rep. Erin Houchin, a Budget panel Republican, said in an interview. \u201cWe haven\u2019t even seen language yet.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the Senate, Sen. Ron Johnson, who is slated to become the next Budget chair after the death of Sen. Lindsey Graham, is already getting ready<\/a> to follow Graham\u2019s push for a third reconciliation bill. He said Monday he met with Graham\u2019s staff.<\/p>\n

But even as House Republicans and a few GOP senators push for reconciliation, it will be an uphill battle for the Senate to pass any bill, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Monday<\/p>\n

\u201cThe path to 51 is going to be a bumpy one over here,\u201d Thune said.<\/p>\n

What else we\u2019re watching:\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

\u2014 GRAHAM’S SISTER TO BE SWORN INTO HIS ROLE: <\/b>Darline Graham Nordone\u00a0<\/b>is poised to be sworn in Tuesday afternoon after South Carolina\u2019s governor tapped<\/a> the late Lindsey Graham\u2019s sister to fill his role for the remainder of this term. Nordone said Monday she promised to \u201ccarry forward the efforts of my brother,\u201d but little is known about her stance on policy issues. Kevin Bishop, who served as Graham\u2019s communications director for over 25 years until 2024, said in an interview people will be \u201cpleasantly surprised\u201d at Nordone\u2019s similarities with her brother, adding that she\u2019s closely followed his work so \u201cthis is not going to be a babe-in-the-woods kind of thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 SENATE DEMS POISED TO BLOCK NDAA: <\/b>Senators will vote Tuesday on advancing the annual defense policy bill \u2014 and Democrats appear ready to block it in opposition to the ongoing war in Iran. The vote comes after Trump formally notified lawmakers that the nation is once again<\/a> at war with Iran, giving his administration another 60-day clock to use the military without congressional approval.<\/p>\n

Jordain Carney, Connor O\u2019Brien, Leo Shane III and Mark Satter contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"