House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) in an interview with The Hill offered his thoughts on artificial intelligence (AI) and foreign election interference two hot-button issues that have become increasingly prevalent in the political landscape ahead of November. Describing himself as a "limited government conservative," the Speaker acknowledged the concerns surrounding the quickly emerging techno...

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Senate moves to avert government shutdown Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced Thursday he will act to advance a bipartisan government funding bill after Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) failed to pass a partisan six-month funding...

Its back to the drawing board for House Speaker Mike Johnson. On Wednesday, the House failed to pass the continuing resolution spending bill, with the... Read MoreThe post

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) expressed optimism Thursday that lawmakers would soon reach a deal to extend radiation compensation for victims of U.S. nuclear weapons testing. Hawley told reporters he and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) were getting close to a deal. Weve made very significant progress, and Im encouraged by the direction its heading in, Hawley...

House leadership and top Republican tax writers doubled down on their rejection this week of an international tax provision within an Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) framework, as the Treasury advanced rules that may help companies avoid it. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Ways and Means Committee Chair Jason Smith (R-Mo.), among...

Two dozen House Republicans are firing a warning shot at GOP leadership: remove the provision to “draft our daughters” from the 2025 NDAA or else. Led by Republicans Chip Roy of Texas and Mary Miller of Illinois, the cohort of Republicans sent a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson Thursday addressing the passage of ...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced Thursday that he will act later in the day to advance a bipartisan government funding bill after Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) failed to pass a partisan six-month funding measure that was tied to voter registration reform. Schumer said the Senate now may have to act first to avoid...

Playbook: Theres another dynamic thats further complicating Johnsons job: Lawmakers are already anticipating the post-election leadership landscape and angling themselves for promotion. One senior Republican told us last night that […]

House Speaker Mike Johnson was forced to pull the six-month stopgap continuing appropriations bill due to lack of votes, raising questions about a possible putsch by Republicans to remove him from office.

Speaker Mike Johnsons (R-La.) funding gamble didnt pay off. A diverse group of House Republicans on Wednesday torpedoed Johnsons proposal for a six-month government funding bill, dealing an embarrassing blow to the GOP leader and derailing his strategy to avoid a shutdown on Sept. 30. Fourteen Republicans, including Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (Ala.)...

House Speaker Mike Johnsons (R-La.) government funding bill was sunk through the combined efforts of Democrats and Republicans in the lower chamber on Wednesday. Fourteen members of Johnsons own party voted alongside most Democrats against the Louisiana Republicans spending plan, which joined a six-month stopgap bill with a measure aiming to require proof of citizenship...

Shortly before Wednesday’s failed vote on the government spending stopgap, House Speaker Mike Johnson told senior Republicans in a private meeting that he had a Plan B but wouldn’t […]

The U.S. House, including 14 Republicans, voted down a six-month GOP government funding plan Wednesday, as Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., tries to avert a shutdown at the end of the month.

Kevin Dietsch/Getty ImagesHouse Speaker Mike Johnsons spending bill was rejected by Congress on Wednesday after 14 Republicans joined Democrats in voting against the stopgap measures...

The House voted 202 to 220 Wednesday rejecting Speaker Mike Johnson's proposal to extend government funding for six months. Congress has until Oct. 1 to reach an agreement to keep the government open.