Speaker Johnson halts vote on stopgap bill after Republican dissent

Yesterday, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) canceled a planned vote on a stopgap bill that would’ve required IDs for voter registration.

Johnson walked back his proposed vote on the bill after his party split on the legislation. He expected to come short by about 15 Republican votes. The speaker told reporters he’s having “family conversations” on the issue and that can take some time.

Johnson added that Congress’ two priorities right now are responsible government spending and ensuring free, secure and fair elections.

The government is scheduled to partially shut down on Oct. 1 if a funding agreement isn’t reached by then.