Source: POLITICO'S MORNING AGRICULTURE, 5/22/18

It's looking like readdressing the House farm bill will get kicked to mid-June, at the earliest, once leadership settles on a plan to satisfy members demanding to vote on an immigration bill. There was a slim possibility the House could call up the measure again soon after last week's failed vote, per a motion for reconsideration that was filed on Friday. But now it's clear that GOP leadership will wait for a vote until after the immigration dispute is settled. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) said Monday the House will consider a conservative immigration bill from Rep. Bob Goodlatte June 22, then return to the farm bill.

Zombie farm bill: Still, even if the farm bill, H.R. 2 (115), is resurrected it's not a guarantee it'll pass. Recall that a number of moderates voted against the bill last week, signaling that problems could extend beyond overlapping with immigration angst. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) said on Bloomberg TV he didn't vote for the legislation because "it wasn't conservative enough." He said he doesn't like that savings from cuts to the food stamp program are reinvested in the SNAP jobs training initiative — a complaint echoed by some members of the conservative Freedom Caucus.

Ryan facing doubts about hold on speakership: Top House Republicans are privately questioning whether retiring Speaker Paul Ryan can make it through the midterm elections. No one's plotting to take him out at this point, and Ryan insists he's not going anywhere, report POLITICO's Rachael Bade and John Bresnahan. But rank-and-file Republicans, including moderates who've been unflinchingly loyal to Ryan during his three-year tenure, have become increasingly willing to defy the lame-duck leader. The doubts have been fueled by a series of high-profile embarrassments for the Wisconsin Republican — the most recent was the collapse of the farm bill on Friday.