House Republicans move toward reopening U.S. government

House Republicans move toward reopening U.S. government

US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, Republican from Louisiana, speaks as he leads a news conference with House Republican leadership at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on February 3, 2026. Roberto Schmidt | Afp | Getty Images House Speaker Mike Johnson narrowly cleared a key procedural hurdle toward ending the three-day partial shutdown … Read more

House hardliners complicate ending government shutdown as Speaker Johnson moves ahead

House hardliners complicate ending government shutdown as Speaker Johnson moves ahead

Representative Anna Paulina Luna, a Republican from Florida, during the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 16, 2024. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images House Speaker Mike Johnson is running into problems with his own caucus as he tries to advance a Senate-approved measure to reopen most of the … Read more