House GOP braces for government funding chaos as Republican rebels mutiny before vote

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Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is forging ahead with a vote on his plan to avert a government shutdown and force tighter U.S. election measures through Congress on Wednesday.

Johnson was forced to cancel a vote on the measure last week after it hemorrhaged GOP support for days after being unveiled.

Multiple sources who spoke with Fox News Digital on Tuesday said the House GOP leadership’s efforts to persuade Republican opponents of the bill were largely unsuccessful over the weekend.

At least a dozen Republican lawmakers are expected to vote against the bill. With just a four-seat majority and widespread Democrat opposition anticipated, expectations within the GOP are low.

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"I mean. It buys us a week of arguing over illegal immigrants," one House Republican told Fox News Digital via text message. Asked if it was worth the news cycle if it failed, they replied, "At this point… I suppose."

Another GOP lawmaker said, "They’re basically at the point where they need to say they ran the play – call folks RINOs, let the Freedom Caucus folks say ‘shut it all down’ and then just wait for Senate to jam us."

"Didn’t have the votes last week and can’t imagine that changing this week," they said.

Johnson himself said in a statement, "Congress has an immediate obligation to do two things: responsibly fund