Mike Johnson ‘confident’ gov’t shutdown will end Tuesday – as he shoots down Dem demands

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WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson is “confident” that the partial government shutdown will conclude by Tuesday, despite procedural snarls and Democratic leadership declining to guarantee critical votes. The government entered a partial shutdown at 12:01 a.m. Saturday after Senate Democrats decided at the last minute to rebuff a bipartisan funding deal that had been in the works, demanding reforms to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). “Let’s say I’m confident that we’ll do it at