Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has reached a deal with Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) over her push to allow new parents to ...

Following a chaotic week on Wall Street, Rep. Jake Auchincloss said the president’s sudden tariff reversals after crashing stock and bond markets “made the United States look weak in front of our ...

Growing opposition among hard-line House conservatives to the Senate’s framework for advancing President Trump’s ambitious ...

House Republican leaders scrapped plans to vote on the Senate’s budget blueprint Wednesday in a setback to President Trump’s legislative agenda — a day after the commander in chief urged ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson is pouring cold water on the prospect of Republicans hiking taxes on the rich to help pay for President Trump’s “big, beautiful” agenda package. Despite Trump ...

Speaker Mike Johnson Says Government Must 'Eliminate People On Medicaid' Who Are 'Not Actually Eligible To Be There' Proiti Seal Acharya Tue, Apr 15, 2025, 2:00 PM 1 min read ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is no "big fan" of hiking the tax rate for America's wealthiest to 40%, an idea reportedly being mulled by Republicans to offset some costs of their in-progress ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Yesterday, House Speaker Mike Johnson attempted to justify planned backdoor cuts to Medicaid by claiming that it would “return the dignity of work to young men who need to be out working instead ...