Johnson says no quick House vote to end partial shutdown and blames Democrats for their ICE demands

Johnson 'confident' government shutdown will end by Tuesday

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) was optimistic that he can unite his caucus and quickly pass the amended appropriations legislation to end the partial government shutdown that took effect late last week. The Senate managed to pass the spending bills that cleared the House earlier this month, with the exception of one funding the Department of Homeland Security. Instead, a two-week extension funding the agency was agreed on by both parties, but…

GOP faces tight vote to end shutdown as House Democrats balk at ICE funding

House Speaker Mike Johnson faces a tight vote to reopen the government as Democrats oppose an immigration-linked funding plan.

House speaker says no quick vote to end partial govt. shutdown, blames Democrats for ICE demands

The partial federal shutdown is likely to drag into the week as Democrats demand the Trump administration reign in immigration enforcement operations.

Johnson says no quick House vote to end partial shutdown and blames Democrats for their ICE demands

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday it will be a few days before a government funding package comes up for a vote, all but ensuring the partial federal shutdown will drag into the week as Democrats and Republicans debate reining in the Trump administration’s sweeping immigration enforcement operations.

House Speaker Johnson says he has votes to end partial shutdown by Tuesday

The deal approved by the Senate would separate the Department of Homeland Security from the broader spending package.