House GOP eyes plan B stopgap with separate 2-part debt limit commitment

House Republicans are eyeing an alternative government funding stopgap that excludes a debt ceiling increase, and are instead working on a commitment to raise the borrowing limit twice next year in a bid to appease President-elect Trump, two sources told The Hill.

The new continuing resolution — which is still being hashed out and could change — would be similar to the spending plan Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) rolled out earlier this week, minus a handful of policy provisions, including...