Johnson Moves to Fund Government Past Election

“House GOP leaders released text Friday for a bill to fund the vast majority of the federal government from the start of the next fiscal year on Oct. 1 until after the midterm elections — bypassing the bipartisan appropriations process and daring Democrats to pick a shutdown fight months before voters head to the polls,” Politico reports.

”Speaker Mike Johnson said Thursday he plans to put the legislation on the floor next week.”

Axios: Mike Johnson’s government funding gambit.