The Latest Breaking News from Mike Johnson

A top White House lawyer floats the idea that furloughed workers don't need to be paid after a government shutdown.

‘The livelihoods of the patriotic Americans serving their country in the federal government are not bargaining chips in a political game,’ the American Federation of Government Employees national president said.

Hakeem Jeffries has publicly challenged the Republican Speaker, Mike Johnson, for a live debate on the ongoing shutdown situation. Guess who’s going to hide behind the white wall again?

"Aren't we all against convicted pedophiles and anyone who enables them?"

ANALYSIS: Sorting out who wins when workers are being furloughed and services to Americans frozen is a fool’s errand, writes Eric Garcia, but two races ahead of the 2026 midterms will serve as bellwethers.

Competing bills fail to pass 60-vote threshold, while Trump hints at possible deal with Democrats over health subsidies

In impromptu remarks, Trump signals willingness to continue expanded premium tax credits for coverage purchased on government-run exchanges. 

Every day, the Republicans under Donald Trump’s administration seem to reach new lows as they attempt to push their agenda and take steps toward establishing a dictatorship in the United States. In the past, they handled this more discreetly, but now their intentions are quite apparent.

It’s now Day 6 of the shutdown, and the Democratic minority leader has challenged the Republican House speaker to a televised debate on the impasse over reopening the federal government

One House Democrat, asked about Johnson refusing to accept the proposal, told Axios: "Why would he?"

Johnson dismisses the efforts as ‘theatrics’