Speaker Mike Johnson told House Republicans on a private call Friday night he intends to hold a vote on a sprawling funding package by Monday evening. Leaders are likely to pursue a bipartisan path for passage, he said, rather than relying on the thin GOP majority to approve it.
The planned vote would end a partial government shutdown after more than two days. The Senate is on track to pass the package Friday night, just ahead of a midnight shutdown deadline, but the House has been in recess this week and is not scheduled to reconvene until Monday.
The vote would happen Monday by 6:30 p.m., Johnson said, according to four people granted…
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