With little sign of the federal government shutdown ending anytime soon, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., says partisan gridlock is to blame.

"This is the first time in history that any party has chosen to shut the government down over a clean [continuing resolution]. They're playing a game, and it's very simple," Johnson said Tuesday on "Mornings with Maria."

"Here's the reason why Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries, the two leaders in both chambers for the Democrat side, are afraid of their far-left flank – they're afraid they're going to get a challenge in New York because Marxism is all the rage, and they're going to lose their seats," he continued. "So they're putting up a fight. It makes no sense. And real people are getting hurt."

The U.S. government has entered the third week

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