House speaker Mike Johnson gives remarks during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington DC on 22 January. aron Schwartz/ReutersHouse speaker Mike Johnson gives remarks during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington DC on 22 January. aron Schwartz/ReutersPartial US government shutdown likely to continue amid funding standoffSpeaker Mike Johnson is ‘convinced’ the impasse over homeland security funding will be resolved by TuesdayThe ongoing partial US government shutdown is expected to continue into early next week, with no reopening likely before Tuesday, if what federal officials on both sides of the country’s political aisle are saying is any indication. House Democrats have so far said they are refusing to guarantee the votes needed to speed passage of a funding measure that would restore government operations. Nonetheless, Republican House speaker Mike Johnson expressed confidence that the standoff would be resolved within two days, telling Fox News Sunday: “We’ll get this done by Tuesday, I’m convinced.” He added: “We do have to do it by a rule process, which will probably have to be on our own.”The legislative process is set to begin on Monday afternoon, when the House rules committee meets to review the funding bill along with other items scheduled for consideration.
