WATCH LIVE: Johnson holds press conference during government shutdown gridlock

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is holding a press conference with Republican leaders on the second day of the government shutdown.

The briefing is set to start at 10 a.m.

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House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN), and GOP Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-MI) will join Johnson.

They are expected to address the shutdown, which was triggered on Wednesday after Republicans and Democrats failed to come to an agreement that would continue funding the government.

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