Hardline House conservatives are signaling an openness to supporting a continuing resolution to keep the government open later this month — a notable shift from their usual stance against stopgaps that is changing the playing field for GOP leaders are they look to keep the lights on in Washington.

For years, members of the House Freedom Caucus have been predictable “no” votes on stopgaps and other spending measures that do not codify their priorities, railing against leaders for failing to approve appropriations bills on time.

But now, many of those members — happy with how the Trump administration and Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is taking a sledgehammer to the federal government — are being atypically cooperative and signaling support for Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) plan to pass a largely clean continuing resolution (CR) until Sept. 30, the end of the fiscal year. Trump endorsed the full-year CR last week.

“My bottom line is: It’s a step forward, again, based on the word that we’re being given from the White House, that they will continue to do the work, that the president supports it and wants it, I’m comfortable,” said Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas), a deficit hawk who is part of the conservative House Freedom Caucus.

Last week, a number of hardline conservatives had said they wanted DOGE changes to be codified in the continuing resolution. But Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) shut down that idea over the weekend, saying on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that Republicans would keep funding at current levels while they work to incorporate DOGE changes and other policies in 2026 full-year funding.

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