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Some weeks are quiet for a Speaker of the House, but not these past few days for Mike Johnson. The most dramatic headline is that the historic six-week government shutdown is finally over. As CBS News and Fox 11 Los Angeles both reported, President Trump signed a bill last night securing funding through January. Johnson was at the center of the drama, delivering pointed remarks on the House floor and across media appearances, blaming Congressional Democrats for what he called a pointless, painful stalemate. His frustration was plain everywhere from Right Side Broadcasting Network to Fox Business—he didn't mince words, telling Maria Bartiromo and CNN's Jake Tapper that the entire episode was “totally foreseeable,” but that decision-makers on the other side of the aisle “did it anyway.”
One flashpoint that surfaced as the shutdown package made its way through Congress: a surprise provision allowing lawmakers to sue the Justice Department for up to $500,000 in damages connected to the January 6th investigation. According to Face the Nation, Johnson was openly angry, saying some House members were blindsided by the inclusion and that he “did not appreciate that, nor did most of the House.” He has vowed to push for its repeal, which experts say could shape legal wrangling between lawmakers and the Biden-era Justice Department for years.
But shutdown politics isn’t all Johnson’s been juggling. ABC News reported late this week that Speaker Johnson told reporters he is moving to bring a bill for a full release of the Jeffrey Epstein files to the House floor for a vote next week. The push, driven by mounting calls for transparency after new emails mentioning President Trump surfaced, has become a huge bipartisan hot potato. Johnson, leaning in to public demand for answers, framed the vote as a matter of full disclosure and government accountability. The ripple effect of this maneuver—unraveling highly sensitive and potentially history-defining details—could stretch well beyond D.C.
Johnson’s media blitz has been hard to miss. In just the past 72 hours he showed up on Fox Business, Newsmax, CNN, and left-leaning outlets like CNN’s “The Lead with Jake Tapper,” hammering home the Republican agenda now that the government is open—border security, crime, energy, and ongoing investigations.
Social media was also abuzz, with Johnson and his backers touting GOP unity in reopening government, and critics, led by Democratic lawmakers, lambasting his shutdown strategy and calling for the expedited release of the Epstein documents. No major business activities have been reported tied to Johnson himself in this period; his time has been squarely locked on the public and media battlefronts.
With the government open, legal fights looming, and revelations on high-profile investigations possibly days away, Johnson’s week could mark one of the defining stretches of his tenure as Speaker. Thank you for tuning in. Be sure to subscribe to never miss an update on Mike Johnson, and search the term “Biography Flash” for more great biographies.
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