The discharge petition is a way to force votes by sidestepping the Speaker. For decades it was mostly forgotten, but has been brought back for bills on the Epstein files and to extend ACA subsidies.

House Speaker Mike Johnson’s unenviable situation got a little worse on Wednesday when four centrist Republicans — all from competitive districts — joined a Democratic effort to force a vote on ...

In mid-November 2025, social media posts spread online claiming Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, donated all of his Congressional salary to charity. Speaker Mike Johnson ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana is allegedly working behind the scenes to get rid of a provision mandating health care coverage for assisted reproductive technology, including in vitro ...

Mike Johnson has been speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives since October 2023, following other Republicans' multiple failed bids for leadership and a contentious nomination process. In a ...