Kyle Stewart

The vote was 224-198, with 10 Democrats joining all Republicans in approving the resolution.

The focus at the House GOP's three-day retreat was on party unity rather than diving into the weeds on big funding cuts and legislative procedure, where key differences loom.

At the start of a House GOP conference, Johnson stood by Trump on mass deportations, the firings of inspectors general and his comments that wildfire aid should have conditions.

Turner, an Ohio Republican and defense hawk, had been appointed to the post by Kevin McCarthy. Mike Johnson is now putting his mark on top committee positions.

The bill, named for a nursing school student who was murdered by a man in the country illegally, passed the House last year. The new Republican-controlled Senate is expected to take it up Friday.

The government is set to shut down at 12:01 a.m. Saturday. Congress currently has no plan to avoid it.

Elon Musk joined a wave of right-wing fury against a bill to keep the government open. Now, the president-elect says he wants big changes, too, before this weekend's deadline.

The measure would keep the government funded until March 14, throwing a messy deadline into Trump’s first 100 days while giving the GOP more leverage to shape a full funding deal.

A spokesperson for Pelosi described her condition as "well on the mend."

The GOP provision has sparked an outcry from the top Democrat on the Armed Services Committee, who has vowed to vote no on the NDAA.