Speaker Johnson: 'Confident' Shutdown Will End by Tuesday
Johnson said he expects the shutdown to end by Tuesday, with negotiations over Homeland Security funding to follow.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYBreitbart is an opinion-oriented, partisan publisher, which lowers the institutional score. The article identifies its author and attributes the central claims to a named television interview, but offers little independent reporting.
- Source type — Opinion-oriented publisher with a partisan editorial profile.
- Editorial standards — The short report relies primarily on one interview and provides little independent verification or context.
- Author attribution — The article names its author.
The report provides direct quotations and attributes claims to Johnson and the interviewer. It offers no independent confirmation or response from Democratic leadership, and Johnson's account of the shutdown is presented without additional context.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article reports Johnson's remarks and the interviewer’s description of the disagreement, but does not include a response from Jeffries or another Democratic source. It is a short account of one interview rather than a comparison of competing perspectives.
- Source diversity — Johnson is the only quoted political source; the interviewer’s question describes the reported disagreement.
- Counterarguments presented — No Democratic response is included.
- Loaded language — Most language is attributed to Johnson rather than asserted by the article.
The report centers Johnson’s account, including his claim that Democrats forced the prior shutdown, without including a response from Democratic leadership. Its language is mostly straightforward, but the source selection and framing lean right.
- Source selection — The article relies on Johnson's interview and provides no Democratic response.
- Framing — Johnson's account of the shutdown and funding negotiations provides the article's main frame.
- Language tone — The article uses mostly neutral reporting language and direct quotations.
Speaker Mike Johnson said he expects the partial government shutdown to end by Tuesday, with federal agencies funded except the Department of Homeland Security. He said lawmakers would then have two weeks to negotiate over that department’s funding.
On “Meet the Press,” Johnson said he was confident the government would reopen by Tuesday, citing the difficulty of getting House members back to Washington and the prospect of proceeding without Democratic support. He blamed Democrats for the previous shutdown and said he considered another shutdown’s impact on the public unacceptable.
Johnson said the House and Senate had approved 11 of 12 appropriations bills, but that the Senate had modified the House package. He said the House planned to address the bills again, separate the Homeland Security measure, and negotiate over it for two weeks.
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13 OUTLETSOutlets describe a partial government shutdown and Johnson's efforts to advance a funding deal to end it; he said he expected it to end by Tuesday. Center outlets track Johnson's timeline and the House funding process, including disputes over Homeland Security and immigration enforcement. Right-leaning outlets foreground his Tuesday forecast and resistance to Democratic immigration demands, while one also emphasizes his criticism of Democratic leaders.
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