Johnson Has Two Weeks To Avert Govt Shutdown

The Hill reports:

All eyes are on Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) this week as lawmakers await his next move in the fight over government funding, after Republican resistance foiled his initial strategy for avoiding an end-of-the-month shutdown.

Johnson — amid opposition from multiple corners of the GOP conference — scrapped plans last week to vote on a partisan funding plan, which paired a six-month continuing resolution with a bill to require proof of citizenship to vote.

Johnson has not indicated which direction he is leaning. But the menu of options, none of which would please all House Republicans, are putting him in a bind, as he works to avert a shutdown and protect his standing in the GOP conference.

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Trump complicating Johnson’s endgame to avoid a shutdown. The speaker has refused to say so far if he would advance a clean continuing resolution to avoid a shutdown pic.twitter.com/U5ECeogcVu

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