Mike Johnson is herding cats again, and will again need Trump’s help. Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images One of the most confusing federal government shutdowns in living memory began at midnight on January 31 when the stopgap spending authority that ended the last government shutdown in November ran out. The shutdown was triggered by Democratic fury (and Republican misgivings) over ICE and Border Patrol atrocities in Minneapolis . But Congress has to struggle through numerous procedural