House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks at a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 18, 2026 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty…

House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday blasted Democrats for holding out against passing a stopgap funding bill that would avoid a shutdown of the U.S. government…

The U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC.Win Mcnamee | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesA looming government shutdown could leave hundreds of thousands of federal employees without…

Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana was reelected speaker of the House of Representatives on Friday on the first ballot after two of his three fellow Republicans…