Speaker Johnson on Dems' shutdown demands: It's 'painfully obvious' these Dems are watching their backs House Speaker Mike Johnson tears into Democrats' shutdown 'demands' on 'Hannity.' NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Democrats again blocked Republicans’ short-term funding extension Tuesday afternoon, further increasing the odds of a partial government shutdown and thousands of federal workers going without paychecks. Democratic lawmakers in the upper chamber, led by Senate