US EditionThe Latest: Speaker Johnson Tries to Corral Republican Votes to End Partial Shutdown
Speaker Mike Johnson seeks near-unanimous GOP backing for a bill funding most federal agencies through Sept. 30 while extending Department of Homeland Security funding for two weeks.
- Monday, the House will hold a procedural vote to end the partial shutdown, with Johnson leading the effort to pass a funding measure through Sept. 30.
- The partial government shutdown began Saturday, affecting agencies including the Pentagon and DHS, prompting a vote to end it.
- Johnson needs near-unanimous support, with some GOP lawmakers threatening to 'tank' the bill unless their priorities are included, while President Donald Trump instructed, 'There can be NO CHANGES at this time.'
- Passing the measure would fund most federal agencies through Sept. 30 and extend Department of Homeland Security funding for two weeks while lawmakers negotiate changes affecting ICE.
- House Democratic lawmakers are pressing for deeper immigration enforcement changes as Congress has already approved half of this year's spending bills, funding several agencies through September.
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The Latest: Speaker Johnson tries to corral Republican votes to end partial shutdown
Speaker Mike Johnson’s ability to carry out President Donald Trump’s “play call” for funding the government is being put to the test Tuesday with a procedural vote on a bill to end the partial shutdown
The Latest: Speaker Johnson tries to corral Republican votes to end partial shutdown - The Morning Sun
Speaker Mike Johnson’s ability to carry out President Donald Trump’s “play call” for funding the government will be put to the test Tuesday as the House holds a procedural vote on a bill to end the partial shutdown. Johnson can’t lose more than one Republican on party-line votes with perfect attendance, and some are threatening to tank the effort if their priorities aren’t included, even though Trump said “There can be NO CHANGES at this time.” …
House Speaker Johnson on Partial Shutdown, Funding Talks
Appearing on Fox News Sunday and Meet the Press, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said congressional leaders are working to resolve the current partial government shutdown and that he expects the U.S. government to reopen by Tuesday. “We’ll get this done by Tuesday, I’m convinced,” Johnson told “Fox News Sunday” host Shannon Bream. “We do
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