WASHINGTON (AP) — Veering toward a midnight government shutdown, House Speaker Mike Johnson is proposing a new plan. It would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster relief for a few months, but punts President-elect Donald Trump demands for a debt limit increase into the new year. Johnson inaists there will be no government shutdown. Trump doubled-down on his insistence that a debt ceiling increase be included in any deal — and if not, he said in a morning post, let the closures “start now.” Johnson knows there won’t have enough support within the GOP majority to pass any package, since many Republicans prefer to slash federal government. He is talking with Democratic Leader Jeffries, who would be needed for passage.