Shutdown saga exposes new fault lines for Speaker Johnson and tests his grip on the gavel
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., right and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., left, are listen during a U ...
What Trump’s decision to wade into spending fight tells us about the next 4 years
After days of threats and demands, Donald Trump had little to show for it once lawmakers passed a budget deal.
Trump’s claims of a mandate run into reality of narrow majorities
The drama over the budget bill highlighted the limits Donald Trump faces in bending his entire party to his will.
Mike Johnson Asked Elon Musk If He Wants to Be Speaker of the House
The GOP House Speaker referenced speculation about his future and the outsized influence Musk appeared to wield this week.
Biden signs bill that averts a government shutdown and brings a close to days of Washington upheaval
The deal funds the government at current levels through March 14 and provides $100 billion in disaster aid and $10 billion in ...
Chaotic scramble to avert shutdown highlights challenges ahead for Johnson
After a chaotic week in which House Speaker Mike Johnson found himself at odds, at different times, with President-elect ...
Rep. Crockett to Speaker Mike Johnson: Don’t expect ‘any favors’ from Dems in new Congress
He’s not gonna get any favors out of us,” Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) tells Ali Velshi, after Democrats once again voted to ...
Senate Passes Funding Bill After Trump, Musk Tanked Earlier Negotiations
The bill's passage comes after President-elect Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk scuttled an earlier bipartisan deal.
Mike Johnson concludes the 118th Congress as it began — in chaos
A historically unproductive Congress ends with a House speaker battling to keep his job amid an ungovernable majority. Will the 119th Congress fare better?
Mike Johnson jokingly asks Elon Musk if he wants to be House speaker after spending bill drama
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson said that he jokingly asked Elon Musk if he wanted to take over his job — after the ...
Biden signs stopgap bipartisan measure to fund government, avert shutdown
Johnson tried to placate Trump by bringing up a slimmed-down, 116-page version of the bill on Thursday. It included disaster relief, farm aid and the debt ceiling. Trump immediately backed it, calling ...
Funding saga forecasts future struggles for Speaker Johnson
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) averted a government shutdown, but the days-long rollercoaster as the leaders cycled through multiple plans leaves serious questions about how the Speaker will manage ...