Mike Johnson alleged that pro-Medicaid protestors at town hall meetings advocating against spending cuts for the federal program are "paid" Democrats.

"This is the lowest approval, not even close, that any president has ever had at a comparable time," added James Carville

Republicans are expected to vote on whether to slash Medicaid as their spending cuts continue. Support for the measure could particularly affect some GOP lawmakers.

The Congressional Hispanic Conference has broken with the Trump administration line of cutting federal spending.

President Donald Trump recently endorsed a budget resolution proposed by House Republicans which, if passed, would indicate major funding cuts towards Medicaid hence compromising access to healthcare for millions of Americans despite promising not to do so in an earlier interview.

"Of course the branches have to respect the constitutional order but there's a lot of game yet to be played," Johnson said

A reporter called out Republicans for "railing against unelected bureaucrats" despite defending handing executive powers to Elon Musk.

House Speaker Johnson seemingly supported Trump's proposal to overtake Gaza and turn it into the "Riviera of the Middle East."

After being re-elected, Louisiana Representative Mike Johnson falsely attributed a prayer he recited to Thomas Jefferson, even incorrectly claiming that the lower house of Congress recited the prayer daily during Jefferson's presidency.

Ralph Norman joined Thomas Massie in opposing Johnson, dooming his chances of getting reelected in the first ballot

Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana, GOP Whip Tom Emmer of Minnesota and Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan of Ohio could step up in that scenario

Rep. Thomas Massie has already said he won't support Johnson, so another rejection would doom his bid if all Democrats are present in the House and vote against him as well

Johnson must secure the votes of skeptical Republicans, including hardliners from the Freedom Caucus, to continue in his post

"The Biden administration has a lot to account for," said the Republican

Rep.Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) extolled the virtues of Speaker Mike Johnson and praised him for not cheating on his wife ahead of Friday's vote for Speaker of the House.

A clip of a Republican representative has gone viral after he claimed to be an independent thinker right after stating that he would follow President-elect Donald Trump's orders.

Social media users mocked Speaker Mike Johnson for claiming he has a plan to avoid a government shutdown while offering no additional details.

Rand Paul, Mike Lee and Marjorie Taylor Greene have suggested Tesla founder Elon Musk replace Mike Johnson as House Speaker following his widely criticized spending bill.

One-half of the forthcoming Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) recommended Congress not pass Mike Johnson's $380 billion spending package to avoid a government shutdown.

Immigration enforcement tops the list of demands

Several Republicans have come out to criticize the bill, anticipating they will not support it

It's the first time such a provision is included in the CR since 2009

The lawmaker issued an ominous warning for the House Speaker should he move on with the bill. "Beware the Ides of March.."

A group of trans rights activists, including whistleblower Chelsea Manning, staged a protest in a women's restroom near Speaker Mike Johnson's office.

House Speaker Johnson's ability to secure a House recess vote is uncertain, as even a small number of GOP defectors could derail the process

Speaker Mike Johnson's ban caused backlash among several members of the House, with Sen. John Fetterman offering support to Rep.-elect Sarah McBride

McBride also went on to say that the discussion around the usage of bathrooms in Congress is an "effort to distract from real issues facing this country"

Speaker Mike Johnson announced transgender women will be banned from using women's restrooms and locker facilities throughout the U.S. Capitol complex.

The House Speaker said doing so would be a "terrible breach of protocol"

Speaker faces uphill battle to unify shrinking GOP majority as key Republicans shift to Trump's cabinet.