Johnson says "there were no deals cut" Johnson said he took "suggestions and requests from all members on process reforms" but "there were no deals cut" to secure the gavel. "We made no deals to ...

The House speaker admits that his legislative chamber no longer matters. That’s the outcome of a series of deliberate leadership decisions to ensure its powerlessness. Speaker of the House Mike ...

With the stalemate over federal funding showing no clear signs of easing, some House and Senate Republicans are beginning to reckon with the possibility of running out of time before the next ...

House GOP leaders are facing increasing pressure to bring the chamber back to Washington amid a shutdown fight with no end in sight. A growing number of GOP lawmakers are voicing frustrations with ...

Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA) is breaking ranks to scold GOP leadership for keeping the House closed for business throughout the shutdown, reported the Huffington Post on Tuesday. Kiley stood on the House ...

John Wilkerson is a Washington correspondent for STAT who writes about the politics of health care. He is also the author of the twice-weekly D.C. Diagnosis newsletter. WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike ...

WASHINGTON – Mike Johnson is the speaker of a House that is no longer in session. The Republican leader sent lawmakers home three weeks ago after the House approved a bill to fund the federal ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Speaker Mike Johnson predicted Monday the federal government shutdown may become the longest in history, saying he “won’t negotiate” with Democrats until they hit pause on ...

It was almost exactly a year ago, as Election Day 2024 approached, when House Speaker Mike Johnson unexpectedly targeted the Affordable Care Act, telling a Pennsylvania audience to expect “massive” ...

The U.S. government has been shut down since Oct. 1. Members of the military will miss their first paychecks Oct. 15. Despite calls from some Republicans to reconvene the House of Representatives, ...