Shutdown could be longest ever, Speaker Johnson warns
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President Donald Trump made a stunning, mathematically impossible claim during a nationally televised press event at the White House. Benny Johnson went off on Democrats and accused them of resorting to "violence" following a man being arrested over a death threat letter against Johnson.
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes threatened House Speaker Mike Johnson with legal action if he didn’t swear in Dem Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva.
As the government shutdown continues and the impacts become more widespread, the Senate will not vote again on the clean funding bill until Tuesday night.
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C-SPAN caller confronts House Speaker Mike Johnson about shutdown effects: 'My kids could die'
The caller, who was identified as a Republican and a military spouse, said she wouldn't be able to afford her children's medication if the shutdown continues.
The speaker has been busy making TV appearances, holding press conferences, and even joining C-SPAN's Washington Journal to take calls from viewers.
Speaker Mike Johnson rejects Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries' challenge for a primetime House floor debate on the ongoing government shutdown.
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.
The California Republican has emerged as an outspoken and fearless critic at a crucial moment for the speaker.