House Speaker Mike Johnson is starting off the new year in a familiar, uncomfortable predicament: The Louisiana Republican faces a shrinking majority, a loss of control over the legislative agenda, and pressure from President Trump to embrace an issue many in the GOP want to avoid.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) may be bracing for a rocky return from winter recess, as mounting frustration among moderate House Republicans over the administration’s handling of foreign policy and

The speaker is working to refocus Republicans on cost-of-living matters. But he will find it hard to escape nasty internal clashes.

Lawmakers have accused Mike Johnson of refusing to display a plaque honoring police who defended the Capitol on January 6, 2021.

The reason he’s hanging on is because President Trump wants a weak speaker. He wants a speaker that essentially functions like a staff member, which is what Mike Johnson does.”

When all non-essential government services were suspended at the beginning of October, that also seemed to include the House Speaker Mike Johnson’s brain-processing power. But unlike the rest of the government, the Louisiana Republican has no intention of turning it back on.

President Trump on Tuesday encouraged House Republicans to step up their sales pitch to voters, promoting their achievements over the last year. He also urged them to try to take ownership of an issue that has long been an area of Democratic strength: “On healthcare,