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White House may 'run out' of funds to pay military if shutdown continues, Johnson warns

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is warning that a key move by the Trump administration in the government shutdown impasse is only a temporary Band-Aid — and that lawmakers could soon be forced to reckon with the political quagmire. Johnson held a press conference on the ongoing shutdown on Wednesday, …

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Speaker Johnson hit with Democrat-led lawsuit over delayed swearing-in amid House shutdown chaos

The state of Arizona is suing Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., over the delayed swearing-in of Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, D-Ariz. “Speaker Mike Johnson is actively stripping the people of Arizona of one of their seats in Congress and disenfranchising the voters of Arizona’s seventh Congressional district in the process,” Arizona Attorney …

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Shutdown standstill: No headway until there's 'incentive,' politicos lament

We’re two weeks into the government shutdown. There’s no movement by either side. Is President Trump seemingly relishing it? “The Democrats are getting killed on the shutdown because we’re closing up programs that are Democrat programs that we were opposed to,” the president boasted. “They’re never going to come back …

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Battleground Republicans hold the line as Johnson pressures Dems on shutdown

House Republicans in battleground districts appear to be closing ranks as GOP leaders dig in on their government shutdown strategy, while the fiscal standoff shows no signs of slowing. Eight House GOP lawmakers whose seats are being targeted by Democrats in 2026 spoke with Fox News Digital this week. And …

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Johnson shuts down House to pressure Schumer as government standstill nears one month

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has canceled votes in the House of Representatives for a fourth straight week as the government shutdown shows no signs of ending. Johnson’s move is a part of his continued pressure strategy on Senate Democrats and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., who have sunk the GOP’s …

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Johnson calls FBI’s ‘alarming’ arrest of alleged Hamas terrorist proof of Biden immigration failures

A suspected terrorist allegedly linked to the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel has been arrested in Louisiana. House Speaker Mike Johnson called the revelation “alarming,” blaming the former Biden administration’s border policies for allowing the suspect into the country. “I had no idea. It’s alarming to all of …

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