"It's the most staggering level of gaslighting we have ever seen in American politics,” Johnson said of media outlets criticizing the GOP amid the shutdown.

Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva knows a lot about elections. She herself was just elected to Congress in Arizona’s 7 th District. Before that, her father—who died in the spring—held the seat for more than two decades. Grijalva won her election. By a landslide. But for the past six weeks? Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has refused to seat her.

Yes, Johnson called nude cyclists in Portland the "most threatening thing" he's seen. No, there's no evidence he's on Grindr.

The speaker rejects a question from The Independent about the president holding a lavish bash at his Palm Beach estate

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) criticized Tucker Carlson’s platforming of neo-Nazi influencer Nick Fuentes, adding his voice to the growing list of Republicans who have publicly admonished the former Fox host for mainstreaming the avowed antisemite.

Throughout 2025, a meme about Republican U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson circulated online purporting that the politician once said he was "abstinence partners" with his son.  Speaker of the House Mike Johnson admits that he and his son monitor one another's urination habits to prevent each other from the "temptation of the sin of masturbation.

Fox News’s Will Cain asked House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Monday why more Americans were blaming Republicans for the government shutdown. On Monday’s The Will Cain Show, the host began by saying it was a “good idea to shine a spotlight” on the SNAP food benefit program “that is not living up to its expectations.”

SPEAKER JOHNSON HOLDS NEWS BRIEFING AS SHUTDOWN NEARS RECORD, VOTERS HEAD TO POLLS House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is holding a press conference on Tuesday morning with Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer and other GOP leaders on Day 35 of the government shutdown.