The House passed its budget plan along party lines. But the matter is not a done deal as Republican lawmakers face a bitter fight between chambers, resistance from unified Democrats and angry constituents.

Tuesday night, after a tense few days of negotiations with wayward GOP congressmen, House Speaker Mike Johnson pulled his budget blueprint from the floor and sent members home only to … reverse the decision and then win the vote by the smallest possible margin.

Adoption of the Republican budget was the easy part. Now comes the difficult task of writing a bill consistent with what President Trump has demanded.