Speaker Johnson quarrels with Democrats despite needing them to avoid government shutdown

Lawmakers are set to return to Capitol Hill this week with a growing to-do list and just days before the government is scheduled to enter a partial shutdown. Both parties are blaming the other for the time crunch.

Congressional leaders initially planned to release legislative text over the weekend for the first four spending bills ahead of the Friday deadline. However, negotiations soon began to unravel over policy disagreements, prompting backlash from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY).