Mike Johnson

WASHINGTON — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump are meeting at the White House on Monday for discussions no doubt centering on their respective future policies regarding Iran and the possibility of a hostage release deal in... Read More

WASHINGTON — CPAC honored members of the House and Senate this week for their commitment to conservative principles in policies dealing with everything from energy and state’s rights to cutting funding for unnecessary or duplicative federal programs. The CPAC Foundation... Read More

WASHINGTON — The House early Thursday narrowly passed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” a massive piece of legislation that would extend President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cuts and significantly advance the domestic policy of his second administration. As narrow... Read More

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., flanked by staffers, was moving quickly across the first floor of the Capitol when he encountered a small clutch of reporters in a corridor lined with statuary. “Sorry,” he said as he looked... Read More

WASHINGTON — The House Ways and Means Committee will have its moment in the reconciliation spotlight on Tuesday when it meets to markup the “skinny version” of the so-called “big beautiful bill,” that will extend President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax... Read More

WASHINGTON — A quartet of Republican members from New York State have rejected a House Ways and Means Committee proposal to raise the state and local tax deduction cap to $30,000 to avoid an intra-party impasse preventing an extension of... Read More

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday released a $1.7 trillion partial spending plan for the next fiscal year that includes $163 billion in cuts to climate, renewable energy, education and health and housing programs. While it remains to be... Read More

WASHINGTON — After a two-week recess, House Republicans have returned to Washington with one big item on their agenda: passing the “one, big, beautiful bill” President Donald Trump needs to codify and advance his agenda on tax cuts, border security... Read More

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., was able to quell a rebellion by several of his conservative conference members and pass a budget resolution that will fund several key parts of President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda. The revolt by... Read More

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., have struck a deal on her push to have the chamber vote on a resolution allowing new parents to vote by proxy. “Speaker Johnson and I have... Read More

WASHINGTON — Nine House Republicans joined their Democratic colleagues on Tuesday in an effort to force a vote on allowing proxy voting in the chamber by new parents. The stunning turn of events on a procedural vote — tying the... Read More

WASHINGTON — The U.S. House is scheduled to vote next week on a bill that would limit the authority of federal courts to issue nationwide injunctions against Trump administration policy actions. The bill, introduced by Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., is... Read More

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan resolution that would allow proxy voting in the House by members who are also new parents is headed for a vote in the chamber despite the opposition of House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. The resolution, introduced... Read More

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump welcomed Ireland’s Taoiseach, Micheál Martin, to the White House on Wednesday, observing the tradition of an annual visit by the nation’s two leaders ahead of St. Patrick’s Day, despite a growing rift with Europe over... Read More

WASHINGTON — Chaos reigned on the floor of Congress Tuesday night, but in the end House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., cobbled together just enough support to pass a Republican budget resolution that calls for $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and... Read More

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will address House Republicans Monday night. The dinner-hour event will conclude the first day of a three-day event at the Trump National Doral Golf Club in Miami. The meeting comes at a critical time for... Read More

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., told reporters on Tuesday that he intends to include a suspension of the nation’s borrowing limit in the upcoming reconciliation package, avoiding the need for a protracted negotiation with Democrats. “That way, as... Read More

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., retained his hold on the speaker’s gavel Friday, seizing victory from the jaws of defeat in what was nothing short of a stunning first-round vote. With one vote to spare, Johnson needed 218... Read More

WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders formally unveiled the rules they’ve drafted for the 119th Congress on Wednesday, the highlight of which is a provision that should make it harder for members to oust a speaker. Thanks to a razor-thin majority... Read More

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson faces a critical vote Friday on whether he will hang on to his job.  The Louisiana Republican supported a bipartisan bill this month to avoid a government shutdown that many of his fellow Republicans... Read More

WASHINGTON — House Republicans are preparing to meet early Friday afternoon to discuss a new plan to avert a government shutdown — one that could see them ignoring President-elect Donald Trump’s demand that they include an increase in the debt... Read More

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., arrived at the Capitol Friday morning declaring Republicans had arrived at yet another plan to avert a government shutdown and vowing that a vote on the measure is imminent. “We’re expecting votes this... Read More

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump scored a significant legislative win on Thursday, more than a month before he formally returns to the White House. “Success in Washington!” Trump declared on Truth Social, his social media platform. His expression of delight... Read More

WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday passed the $895 billion defense policy bill known as the National Defense Authorization Act, approving a 1% increase in defense spending for this fiscal year. With the 281-140 vote, the measure now moves to... Read More

WASHINGTON — House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., on Wednesday unveiled a legislative calendar for the first session of the 119th Congress that suggests the chamber’s Republican majority plans to devote the early weeks of 2025 to advancing President-elect Donald... Read More

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on Wednesday took the rare step of criticizing lawmakers in the United Kingdom just days after the British House of Commons voted to legalize assisted dying. Stressing his opinions were his own, “a... Read More

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on Wednesday announced a new policy explicitly stating that transgender individuals are not permitted to use bathrooms in the U.S. Capitol that match their gender identity. In a brief statement circulated to members... Read More

WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders were hard pressed to contain their excitement on Tuesday as they discussed the next Congress, using words like “breakneck” and “fast-paced” as they mused about working with the incoming Trump administration. These are, of course,... Read More

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson, R- La., struggled on Tuesday to quell a raging controversy in his conference over how to accommodate Congress’ first openly transgender member. Earlier this month, voters in Delaware elected Democrat Sarah McBride to Congress,... Read More

WASHINGTON — While there are still votes to be counted, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is sounding increasingly confident that Republicans scored a trifecta election night. "This historic election has proven that a majority of Americans are eager for secure... Read More