Johnson is going to need help from House Democrats to pass his plan for averting a government shutdown as the deadline to fund the federal government, Nov. 17, rapidly approaches.
He unveiled a possible solution on Saturday in the form of a short-term government funding extension known as a continuing resolution (CR).
However, its lack of spending cuts is threatening to bring deep cracks within the House GOP conference back to the surface, forcing the majority of Republicans to once again choose between meeting GOP hardliner demands or working with Democrats.