(CNN) Thursday is a critical day for both the future of hundreds of thousands young undocumented immigrants and House Republican leadership, as an insurrection led by Republican moderates is about five signatures away from forcing a House vote. Stick with me: A discharge petition forces a vote by the whole House of Representatives on specific bill or bills. Though DACA discharge petition leaders have been visible walking the floor during votes, they haven't been clearly whipping for signatures. The White House is opposed to the discharge petition and does not want it to move forward. But the senior White House official said cracking down on signatures is something "leadership needs to take ownership of, more so than us."

Source: CNN May 17, 2018 15:43 UTC