House Speaker Mike Johnson is vowing to power forward on a key budget committee vote early next week, setting up a clash with Senate GOP leaders who are itching to move a separate blueprint with their own strategy on how to pass President Donald Trump’s agenda.

Senate Budget Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham told reporters on Wednesday that he expects to begin marking up a budget resolution that will also direct committees to find offsets for the new spending with hopes of Senate action in coming weeks.

Senate Budget chair Graham wants to plow forward on a funding package that bundles border security and defense spending as the House continues to struggle with its plan.

Senate Democrats on Thursday threw a wrench in the confirmation process for Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s choice to head the FBI. A scheduled Senate Judiciary Committee meeting to advance Patel’s nomination was delayed after Democrats on the panel objected.

Senate Democrats are taking a stand against President Donald Trump’s controversial pick to run the FBI and implement his plans for overhauling the bureau. Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats moved Thursday to delay a procedural hurdle on the confirmation of Kash Patel as FBI director,

Senate Democrats delayed a vote to confirm Kash Patel to become FBI director to next week, pointing to his loyalty to Trump and his controversial "enemies list"