Johnson touts border funding, Covid cuts as Congress leans closer toward shutdown deadline

Politico.com - For more and to sign up click here Speaker Mike Johnson is trying to appease his right flank on the unfinalized spending package, using a weekly closed-door GOP meeting on Wednesday morning to champion Republican wins. In the meeting, Johnson highlighted a boost in detention beds for handling a migration surge at the southern border, billions of dollars in cuts to pandemic-era programs,…