Mike Johnson juggles 4 separate bills in final weeks before August recess.
— GOVERNMENT FUNDING: Johnson wants the House to pass a “clean” government funding bill that would float federal operations until Dec. 4 — hoping to instigate a staredown with Democrats after two record-breaking shutdowns this Congress. The gambit, however, risks alienating members of his own party who want the partisan elections overhaul bill attached to all legislation. But so …