Trump urges Speaker Mike Johnson to raise taxes on the wealthy, adding new wrinkle to massive GOP bill

Trump privately pressed Johnson to increase the tax rate on the highest earners and close the so-called carried interest loophole. Read More

'Insulting': House Republicans flatly reject Mike Johnson's offer in blistering statement

A group of New York Republicans slammed a proposed deal on state and local tax deductions on Thursday, throwing a wrench into House GOP efforts to advance a sweeping tax bill tied to President Donald ... Read More

Mike Johnson's next big test: From the Politics Desk

Adam Wollner Have a question for the NBC News Politics Desk about ... Speaker Mike Johnson is once again trying to muscle a major piece of legislation through the narrowly divided House. Read More

As GOP concerns about Medicaid cuts grow, hard-liners pressure Speaker Mike Johnson on lower deficits

Johnson said some controversial proposals to slash Medicaid were off the table for the massive Trump agenda bill, while conservatives pressed him on steep spending cuts. Read More

Mike Johnson caught looking at headlines about tanking economy as Trump boasts about his achievements on stage

The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets ... Pointing to Johnson, Trump joked about how House Republicans ... Read More

Johnson, Luna struck a deal to end their feud over remote voting for new parents. Democrats are still pushing the point

House Speaker Mike Johnson successfully stopped an effort by fellow Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna to allow new parents in Congress ... and I will say that the speaker has apologized for ... Read More

Mike Johnson punts House vote on Trump tax agenda after GOP rebellion threatened defeat

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La ... Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and ... Read More

Johnson under fierce pressure to deliver budget vote amid market turmoil

As economic fears escalate, Speaker Mike Johnson ... scenes, Johnson has been huddling with some of his most vulnerable members about the next steps, trying to assure them that the House and ... Read More