The Latest Breaking News from Mike Johnson

House Democrats help Mike Johnson end government shutdown, fund DHS and ICE

Many Democrats felt considerable apprehension about the optics of voting for even short-term DHS funding

Axios · Feb 3

Mike Johnson clears critical hurdle to ending government shutdown

The vote on the "rule," which advances the bill to the House floor for debate, was 217-215.

Axios · Feb 3

GOP leaders splitting up and launching into an internal battle over ICE

How do you solve a problem like DHS?

We Got This Covered · Feb 3

Trump's 11th-hour help puts Johnson within reach of ending shutdown

"We want to vote on voter ID in the Senate, and I think we're going to get it."

Axios · Feb 3

As Menefee joins the House, Johnson’s margin shrinks

After Monday’s swearing-in, the House has a new Democratic member: Rep. Christian Menefee of Texas.

Roll Call · Feb 2

Speaker Mike Johnson says he has no questions about Trump’s name in the Epstein files, and maintains Trump was a hero

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has made it incredibly clear that the recently released Jeffrey Epstein documents haven’t raised a single question for him regarding President Trump’s relationship with the disgraced financier. Johnson stated that he doesn’t have any outstanding concerns, even though President Trump’s name appeared repeatedly in…

We Got This Covered · Feb 2

What to know about the partial government shutdown as debate over ICE deepens

A number of federal agencies are snared in the funding standoff as the government went into a partial shutdown over the weekend

The Independent UK · Feb 2

House leaders face dicey math to clear major spending package

Speaker Johnson will try to clear a $1.2 trillion package in the House this week despite Democratic opposition and fractures within the GOP.

Roll Call · Feb 2

Shutdown Showdown

Plus: the Epstein files, the officers who shot Alex Pretti, and more...

Reason · Feb 2

This week: House GOP tries to end partial government shutdown

All eyes will be on the House this week as Republicans seek to bring a quick end to the partial government shutdown that began on Friday.

Roll Call · Feb 2