Johnson rejects push for military pay bill as shutdown fight intensifies

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., appeared to rule out bringing the House of Representatives back to Washington for a standalone vote on ensuring military service members get paid on time during the government shutdown.Johnson pointed out to reporters at a Wednesday news conference that the House passed a federal funding bill last month that would have kept troops paid and avoided the shutdown altogether, but argued the onus is now on the Senate to pass that measure. The government shutdown is in its eighth day."I want everybody to listen to me very carefully. [House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries