Speaker Johnson was pressed on Texas Republican Rep. Beth Van Duyne’s remarks reportedly requesting that the House return to the Capitol.

Washington — Arizona's attorney general is taking legal action against the House of Representatives over Speaker Mike Johnson's delay in swearing in Democratic Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, who would be the decisive signature on a petition to force a vote on releasing files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) has similarly said “No Kings” protesters want to “express their hatred toward this country,” while Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), the House majority whip, took things a step further, insanely claiming the groups behind the protests want “to score political points with the terrorist wing of their party.”

Speaker Mike Johnson is resisting calls to swear in Democratic Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, saying Monday that he will administer the oath of office to her after the Senate votes to reopen the government.

Mike Johnson backed Trump's ballroom renovations, saying those in opposition "have Trump Derangement Syndrome."

Congressional leaders traded blame for the government shutdown on Sunday as the stalemate over how to reopen the government stretched into another week without progress on negotiations.

The House speaker’s “see no evil” response isn’t just him burying his head in the sand — he is burying our representative democracy along with it.

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