Shutdown Saga Exposes New Fault Lines for Speaker Johnson and Tests His Grip on the Gavel WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the most turbulent sessions of Congress in the modern era is about to make way ...

The House rejected a new Republican proposal to avert a shutdown, a day after President-elect Donald J. Trump torpedoed a spending deal that House Speaker Mike Johnson had struck with Democrats.

There is speculation Mike Johnson (R-La.) could be out as speaker of the House if he doesn’t hold firm in negotiations on a stopgap spending bill, known as a continuing resolution, that would ...

instead telling House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans to essentially renegotiate — days before a deadline when federal funding runs out. Trump's sudden entrance into the debate and new ...

Mike Johnson could be challenged for the speaker’s chair in the new year as Republican critics draw up a list of potential replacements, according to reports. Some rebels in his party are angry ...

He needs almost the same level of support in early January when the entire House votes to elect a new speaker. With just a slim majority, Johnson can only afford to lose a few members of the House ...