House Speaker Mike Johnson faces an uphill battle to get the government reopened after a partial shutdown kicked in over the weekend. The congressional Republican leader is facing pushback from GOP lawmakers as members returned to Washington on Monday with some House Republicans threatening to withhold votes.

Speaker Mike Johnson’s ability to carry out President Donald Trump’s “play call” for funding the government is being put to the test.

The government shutdown entered its fourth day as the House GOP prepares a Tuesday vote on a Senate funding compromise.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Monday expressed optimism about the House approving a funding package to end the partial government shutdown despite demands from conservatives, saying that he is

Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas) is blaming his party’s loss in Saturday’s special election for a Texas state Senate seat on a winter storm in the Lone Star State. Democratic candidate Taylor Rehmet handily defeated his Republican opponent,