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

2026-02-01 - 17:38

US House ‍Speaker Mike Johnson said on Sunday he believes he has the Republican votes to end a partial government shutdown within days and that the chamber will debate Immigration and Customs Enforcement reforms for two weeks after that. “I’m confident that we’ll do it at ⁠least by Tuesday. We have a logistical challenge of getting everyone in town,” Johnson said on NBC’s Meet the Press programme. Transport problems are persisting following a snowstorm that affected travel in the southeastern...