Speaker Johnson faces conservative unrest over funding deal

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) faces a daunting task in getting a deal to fund the government over the finish line amid strenuous opposition from conservatives in his conference.

The Speaker, elected just a few months ago after his predecessor was tossed for working with Democrats to fund the government, is now himself likely to rely on the minority party in the House to get his deal approved over outrage from his right flank.

Johnson has a razor-thin House GOP majority and a tight deadline; the government will partially shut down if funding...