In a dramatic vote, House Republicans passed a $5 trillion budget framework that kick-starts the process for President Trump’s agenda on Capitol Hill. It came less than a day after hardline conservatives refused to support it.

Congress has cleared the first major hurdle in their efforts to pass a sweeping party-line bill to enact President Donald Trump's agenda. Now the work begins. The resolution approved Thursday in the GOP-controlled House of Representatives outlines how much lawmakers can spend and how much they must cut spending in the final package.

Republicans narrowly got their budget plan over the finish line. Now comes the hard part. The resolution adopted this week was only a first step that allows Republicans to draft legislation that they can push through Congress without Democratic support.