House Speaker Mike Johnson Johnson opened the news conference just after 10 a.m. Tuesday, saying the U.S. is now in “Day 21 of the Democrat shutdown.”

Arizona sues Speaker Mike Johnson over the delayed swearing-in of Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, with Attorney General Kris Mayes claiming voter disenfranchisement.

House Speaker Mike Johnson can’t seem to shake accusations that he is refusing to swear in a Democratic representative-elect in an attempt to block a vote on the Epstein files. The MAGA loyalist insisted his decision not to seat Rep.

In a Thursday interview with Axios, she took aim at Johnson over his refusal to answer questions about Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.), who has been hit with a restraining order after a former girlfriend, Lindsay Langston, accused him of threatening to release sexually explicit photos of her following their split.

The House speaker has refused to swear in newly elected congresswoman Adelita Grijalva, who would be the deciding vote on a petition to release the files.

Speaker Mike Johnson praised the House Oversight Committee for its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein on Tuesday while criticizing the Democrats' discharge petition effort, which aims to bypass leadership and compel a vote on a bill requiring the Department of Justice to release its files on Epstein to the public.

In this fourth week of the government shutdown, Senate Republicans are gathering at White House — not for urgent talks on how to end it, but for a display of unity with President Donald Trump as they