Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., attends a news conference on the government shutdown on Oct. 8, 2025. Kevin Dietsch/Getty ...

Former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy joins 'The Sunday Briefing' to discuss Speaker Mike Johnson's handling of the ongoing healthcare fight, the possibility of another reconciliation bill and ...

Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) suggested that Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) had failed the Republican Party by refusing to open the House of Representatives for legislative business during ...

The discharge petition is a way to force votes by sidestepping the speaker. For decades it was mostly forgotten, but has been ...

President Donald Trump declared last week that House Speaker Mike Johnson “has been a fantastic speaker,” making it clear that he considers Johnson to be one of his most important subordinates. Trump ...