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Mike Johnson's coming surrender on the government shutdown
The end to the shutdown drama is in sight. The end to House Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) political headaches is not. Why it matters: This caps 10 excruciating days for Johnson. At each step, he's insisted the inevitable wasn't inevitable.
House Defeats Johnson’s Spending Plan With Shutdown Looming
Both Republicans and Democrats opposed the stopgap funding bill, which was tied to new rules requiring proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote.
GOP’s Johnson flubs another floor vote as shutdown deadline looms
The deadline to prevent a government shutdown is 11 days away, and Speaker Mike Johnson appears increasingly lost — as Donald Trump pushes for a crisis.
Johnson moves forward on House vote to stop government shutdown with noncitizen voting prevention attached
House Speaker Mike Johnson announced Tuesday that the House will vote Wednesday on a six-month continuing resolution with the SAVE Act attached.
Government shutdown looms as Speaker Johnson heads back to drawing board on spending bill
Speaker Mike Johnson expressed his disappointment after the GOP-controlled House rejected his latest spending bill, leaving less than two weeks before a government shutdown. Stef Kight, Senate reporter for Axios,
Speaker Johnson sets up vote on doomed funding plan as shutdown deadline looms
Speaker Mike Johnson is moving ahead with a vote on a six-month GOP government funding plan that is expected to fail, a move that will put Republican divisions on full display, but could then allow the Louisiana Republican to pivot as the threat of a shutdown looms.
Trump complicates Speaker Johnson’s plan to avoid government shutdown
Former President Trump is adding another layer of complication to the government funding fight as Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) plots his next step to address the looming shutdown deadline.
House votes down Speaker Johnson's funding plan as shutdown deadline approaches
The House on Wednesday voted down Speaker Mike Johnson's funding plan with 14 Republicans voting against it and two others voting present.
Speaker Mike Johnson Set to Deploy Secret 'Plan B' After His Government Funding Bill Fails: Report
Now that House Speaker Mike Johnson’s plan to avert a government shutdown has crashed and burned, it is on to what Johnson has told some Republicans is Plan B. According to Axios, the speaker has not shared the contents of Plan B.
'Classic bait and switch': Marjorie Taylor Greene, Johnson spar over plan to avert shutdown
Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene accused House Speaker Mike Johnson of using 'bait and switch' tactics to try to avoid a ...
Schumer takes steps to prevent shutdown as Speaker Johnson’s next move unclear
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has taken steps that will give the Senate the option to set up a vote next week on a ...
Republicans shift to plan B to prevent shutdown
House Republicans have shifted gears as they race to avoid a government shutdown, eyeing a three-month stopgap spending bill ...
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Speaker Johnson threatens a government shutdown to boost Trump's election lies
Or, in Johnson's case, not running it. His threat to push our government into a shutdown has nothing to do with what ...
Johnson said he believes Trump ‘understands’ House GOP doesn’t have the votes to pass SAVE Act
House Speaker Mike Johnson believes President Donald Trump understands that House Republicans do not have the votes to pass ...
Senate Republicans losing patience with Johnson as shutdown nears
Republican senators are fast losing patience with Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) inability to muster the votes to avoid a ...