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


Reuters | Washington DC | Updated: 01-02-2026 19:21 IST | Created: 01-02-2026 19:21 IST
House Speaker Johnson says confident he has votes to end partial shutdown by at least Tuesday
  • Country:
  • United States

U.S. House ‌Speaker Mike Johnson told NBC's "Meet the ⁠Press" on Sunday he believes he has the Republican ​votes to end ‍a partial government shutdown by at least Tuesday.

"I'm ⁠confident ‌that ⁠we'll do it at least ‍by Tuesday. We ​have a logistical challenge of ⁠getting everyone in town," ⁠he said, as transport problems persist following ⁠a snowstorm that affected travel ⁠in ‌the southeastern U.S.

(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

Give Feedback