Punchbowl News: “At some point today, House Republicans and Democrats will likely have separate party meetings to chart their path forward. Democrats have announced their meeting for 9 a.m.” “But make no mistake — this is Johnson and Trump’s mess to solve. And we’re inching toward a shutdown as government funding runs out at midnight Friday…” “It was obvious to us — and most other members of Johnson’s leadership team — that the speaker badly misjudged the mood of the House Republican Conference.