Johnson pulls stopgap spending bill

• "No vote today because we're in the consensus-building business," Johnson told reporters Wednesday.
• That likely puts off a House vote on a stopgap bill until next week at the earliest.
• At least eight GOP lawmakers publicly came out against the bill, despite pressure from former President Trump to back it, leaving Johnson short of the votes he would need to pass it out of the chamber.

The big picture: Congress has until Sept. 30 to pass legislation to avert a government shutdown, with Johnson so far opting against publicly laying out a Plan B.

• Moderates have voiced optimism there will not be a shutdown despite the lack of a public plan, with one telling Axios there was "a general understanding" that the end game would be a short-term bill that runs util after the Nov. 5 election.
• Democratic leaders are plotting with the White House to try to force Republicans to accept a short-term spending bill that would fund the government through mid-December.