Speaker Mike Johnson
House Speaker Mike Johnson's new short-term funding plan for the U.S. government could run aground in the next 24 hours, raising the risk of a November 18 shutdown.
Hardline conservatives have two opportunities to torpedo Johnson's proposal even before a House vote planned for Tuesday. President Joe Biden also has a weapon available. He could issue an explicit veto threat, which would damage prospects for Democrats' support in that vote.
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