WASHINGTON — This morning, at the first weekly House Republican Leadership press conference of 2026, Speaker Johnson discussed yesterday’s House Republican kickoff policy summit, Congressional Democrats in disarray over the ousting of Nicolas Maduro, and the constitutionality of the Trump Administration’s successful actions in Venezuela. Speaker Johnson also… Read more »
WASHINGTON — Speaker Johnson today released the following statement:
“I have spoken in the last several hours with Secretary Rubio and Secretary Hegseth, and the nation will hear from President Trump in his address at 11am ET.
“Today’s military action in Venezuela was a decisive and justified operation that will protect American lives.
“Nicolas Maduro is responsible for… Read more »
WASHINGTON — Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26 NDAA), which includes major improvements to servicemember quality of life, ensures our warfighters remain the most lethal and well-equipped in the world, and codifies all or part of 15 of President Trump’s executive orders to promote his Peace Through Strength… Read more »
WASHINGTON — This week, House Republicans are advancing the FY26 NDAA — the centerpiece of President Trump’s Peace Through Strength Agenda and the plan to restore unmatched American military dominance. This legislation rebuilds a lethal warfighting edge, ends Biden’s woke agenda in the military, keeps the border secured, and reestablishes real deterrence after years of… Read more »
WASHINGTON — Today, Speaker Johnson commended House passage of S. 1017, The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26 NDAA). This annual legislation includes major priorities for the Louisiana military community, particularly Barksdale Air Force Base and Air Force Global Strike Command, Fort Polk and the Joint Readiness Training Center, and Camp Minden.
“This… Read more »
WASHINGTON — Speaker Mike Johnson and Speaker of the Israeli Knesset Amir Ohana today officially launched their effort to rally Speakers and Presidents of Parliaments around the world to join them in nominating President Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2026 following President Trump’s work to secure the return of all living hostages, establish lasting security for Israel, and… Read more »
WASHINGTON — Speaker Johnson released the following statement on S. 1017, The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026.
“This year’s National Defense Authorization Act helps advance President Trump and Republicans’ Peace Through Strength Agenda by codifying 15 of President Trump’s executive orders, ending woke ideology at the Pentagon, securing the… Read more »
WASHINGTON — Speaker Johnson issued the following statement after the House passed three commonsense measures this week – the PROTECT Our Kids Act, the TRACE Act, and the CLASS Act – to increase transparency in America’s schools and protect students from adversarial foreign influence and propaganda.
“This week’s House passage of the PROTECT Our Kids Act, the TRACE Act, and the… Read more »
WASHINGTON — Today, Speaker Johnson hosted a bipartisan Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony to honor the 13 American servicemembers killed in the Kabul airport terrorist attack on August 26, 2021.
The ceremony was held in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol and was widely attended by bipartisan Members of Congress. The ceremony featured remarks from mother of Marine Cpl. Humberto… Read more »
WASHINGTON — This afternoon, Speaker Johnson joined Jake Tapper on CNN’s The Lead to recap today’s Congressional Gold Medal ceremony honoring the 13 fallen American servicemembers, the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s investigation into the failed Afghanistan withdrawal, and the need for Congress to pass the SAVE Act and responsibly fund the government.
“We read the names of those 13… Read more »
