The end to the shutdown drama is in sight. The end to House Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) political headaches is not. Why it matters: This caps 10 excruciating days for Johnson. At each step, he's insisted the inevitable wasn't inevitable.

House Speaker Mike Johnson will move ahead with a temporary spending bill that would prevent a partial government shutdown when the new budget year begins on Oct. 1, despite the headwinds that prompted him to pull the bill from consideration last week.

House Republicans pulled their plan to avert a government shutdown at the end of the month tied to a Trump election bill, saying they need more time to get the votes.

The House on Wednesday voted down Speaker Mike Johnson's funding plan with 14 Republicans voting against it and two others voting present.

Now that House Speaker Mike Johnson’s plan to avert a government shutdown has crashed and burned, it is on to what Johnson has told some Republicans is Plan B. According to Axios, the speaker has not shared the contents of Plan B.