In a departure from their usual stance, hard-line conservative lawmakers in the House are signaling their willingness to support a continuing resolution to keep the federal government funded and avert a shutdown later this month.

House Freedom Caucus members have been reliable opponents of stopgap spending measures for years, but now many members — encouraged by the Department of Government Efficiency’s across-the-board spending cuts — are indicating they’re open to supporting Speaker Mike Johnson’s plan to pass a clean continuing resolution that funds the government until the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30.

President Donald Trump endorsed the CR last week.

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