Johnson and Jeffries kick off funding tango with talk of a holiday punt

Politico.com - For more and to sign up click here Speaker Mike Johnson and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries discussed extending government funding past a Sept. 30 deadline into November or December when the two spoke last week, according to three people granted anonymity to discuss the private conversation. Two of the people familiar with the call said Johnson floated the short-term stopgap to Jeffries,…