Speaker Mike Johnson announced on Wednesday that he is pulling a conservative short-term government funding bill from the House floor amid significant defections on his right flank.

Speaker Mike Johnson announced on Wednesday that he is pulling a short-term GOP government funding bill from the House floor amid significant defections on his right flank.

“No vote today,” Johnson told reporters just hours ahead of the scheduled vote on the bill, which included a controversial measure that targets noncitizen voting. “We are having thoughtful conversations, family conversations within the Republican Conference and I believe we will get there.”

The decision to pull the vote once again highlights the deep internal divisions within the House GOP conference and the major challenge facing the speaker as he attempts to navigate an extremely narrow majority as well as demands from former President Donald Trump.