Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency could be the tool House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) needs to push hard-liners in his conference to back a government spending deal. As he

There’s a lot going on in Washington right now, so you might be surprised to learn we’re less than a month away from a potential government shutdown. Joshua Green writes today about the dynamics that will make it difficult for House Speaker Mike Johnson to make a deal.

Speaker Mike Johnson pushed back Thursday against an idea floated by President Donald Trump to reward U.S. taxpayers with DOGE stimulus checks. The time isn’t right, the speaker argued, to send savings from Elon Musk’s cost-cutting efforts back to Americans in the form of dividend checks.

The day one speaker schedule includes Vice President JD Vance, Michael Knowles, Speaker Mike Johnson, Sen. Rick Scott, Nigel Farage, Steve Bannon, and Ben Shapiro, among many others. See the full agenda below for all of Thursday’s events.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) pushed back against a proposal to send $5,000 checks to Americans using savings from the Department for Government Efficiency (DOGE), calling the idea politically appealing but fiscally irresponsible.

House Speaker Mike Johnson said stimulus checks tied to DOGE actions would make the Republican party look good, but added he preferred to pay off national debt.

House Speaker Mike Johnson flexed his Southern charm when asked about Democratic Rep. Jim McGovern calling him “full of s–t,” a “liar” and a “shill” for

Musk speaks about his federal cost-cutting initiative, as Argentina's president hands him a "chainsaw of bureaucracy".

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday he “wholeheartedly” agrees with Vice President JD Vance that courts shouldn’t try to control the president’s power as Elon Musk's DOGE program slashes through the federal government.