Johnson fights to end shutdown as SAVE Act showdown tests House unity
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Speaker Mike Johnson is racing to pass the Senate-approved $1.2 trillion funding package to end a three-day partial government shutdown, while hard-liners push to attach the SAVE Act — a voting-restrictions bill. Trump is urging quick action, Democrats are divided, and Johnson must hold GOP support with a new 218-214 edge after the swearing-in of Christian Menefee, all amid ongoing internal pressure over Homeland Security funding and rule steps.
- How Mike Johnson is scrambling to keep the shutdown short Politico
- Speaker Johnson must sell conservatives on funding deal Democrats pushed for — or risk lengthy government shutdown CNN
- House hardliners complicate ending government shutdown as Speaker Johnson moves ahead CNBC
- Trump Live Updates: India Trade Deal, Partial Government Shutdown and More News The New York Times
- House GOP searches for votes to reopen government with razor-thin majority The Washington Post
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