House Republicans reported “very positive developments” after a marathon meeting at the White House on Thursday focused on passing President Trump’s legislative agenda, predicting that the chamber could move on legislative as early as next week.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), members of his leadership team and an ideological cross-section of lawmakers huddled with Trump and Vice President Vance at the White House for hours to discuss a framework for advancing the president’s legislative wish list, including border funding, immigration policy and an extension of the 2017 tax cuts.

The meeting came days after Johnson was forced to scrap plans to mark up an initial budget resolution amid a conservative revolt over the level of spending cuts. The impasse in the House led top Senate Republicans to announce they would move their own effort to enact Trump’s agenda, threatening to steamroll the House.

After the White House meeting Thursday, Johnson sought to push back on the Senate GOP plans, insisting House Republicans were nearing the finish line — even though a number of thorny issues remain.

“We got out the white boards and we worked out the framework, what we believe will be the path forward,” Johnson told reporters at the Capitol after the meeting. “I think we’ll be able to make some announcements probably by tomorrow, and we’re excited about that.”

“Very positive developments today,” he added, noting that the negotiations were “very close” and could be wrapped up by Thursday evening. A key group of House Republicans are planning to huddle again Thursday night to hash out more........

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