Asked whether he may consider a different negotiation track as the pressure campaign against Democrats has so far failed to break the standoff, Johnson reiterated that the House-passed bill is a "clean" continuing resolution -- free from legislative gimmicks or political games.

Johnson also addressed conservative calls to repeal Obamacare, whose enhanced tax credits form the main dispute between the two parties that led to the funding impasse.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) warned Monday that the ongoing federal government shutdown could become the longest in U.S. history,

The shutdown is a debate over health care policy as subsidies are set to expire for millions of Americans who rely on government aid to purchase their own health insurance policies.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will hold his weekly press conference with GOP leadership on Tuesday morning, marking two weeks of the government shutdown. Johnson, who has spoken to reporters almost

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Coast Guard personnel will also receive paychecks this week from funds in the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" that passed earlier this ye

House Republicans remain in their districts while Senate Democrats block the GOP's funding bills seven times, extending the government shutdown into its third week.

The U.S. Senate is set to vote for the first time in five days on a new continuing resolution to temporarily fund the government as the country enters the 14th day of a federal shutdown Tuesday.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) called on Democrats to “bring it” as he continues to intensify his tone as the government shutdown rumbles forward with no end in sight. President Donald Trump decided last weekend to divert money to pay the 1.