I n the 29 days that the government has been closed, President Donald Trump has not traveled to Capitol Hill to jump-start ...

The speaker’s decision to hold the House in an indefinite hiatus during the shutdown is his latest move to diminish the role ...

The following is the transcript of the interview with House Speaker Mike Johnson that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Oct. 5, 2025. MARGARET BRENNAN: We turn now to the government ...

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson defended Republicans' handling of the government shutdown and squarely blamed Democrats for what he described as a "terribly selfish decision" during an interview ...

To hear party leaders talk, the seventh day of the government shutdown sounded a lot like the first. Cardiologist: 9 American foods you 'couldn't pay me to eat'—after 20 years of treating heart ...

Speaker Mike Johnson warns that the Trump administration's fix to protect military pay during the government shutdown is not ...

Speaker Mike Johnson is not planning to allow Democrats’ newest congresswoman-elect to be sworn-in until her party agrees to end the government shutdown, despite telling CNN earlier Tuesday that he ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! The Role of the Speaker of the House of Representatives This lesson examines the ten times that siting U.S. Speakers of the House have appeared on ...

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks at a press conference on 8th day of the government shutdown at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell) ...

A pair of Democratic senators confronted the Republican speaker of the House over his refusal to swear in a colleague during the shutdown. By Annie Karni Reporting from the Capitol Senators Mark Kelly ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives said Thursday the state government will shut down if the Michigan Senate does not pass a tax on marijuana. The Michigan ...