The speaker spent months keeping flare-ups from growing into a conflagration even Donald Trump couldn’t extinguish.

An appearance by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) at a meeting with Republican senators reportedly did little to sway some naysayers who have no interest in passing the latest budget bill once in makes its way to the Senate floor.

A House-passed reconciliation bill would reduce federal funding to states that provide state-funded health insurance to people in the U.S. illegally, resulting in 1.4 million people losing coverage, according to a preliminary Congressional Budget Office analysis.

After a meeting with former President Donald Trump on Tuesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson praised the “Big Beautiful Bill” — officially titled the One Big Beautiful Bill Act — which proposes sweeping federal spending cuts and permanent tax reductions.

The legislation could have significant implications for Medicaid coverage in Ohio, a state that expanded Medicaid to include low-income residents. Approximately 750,000 Ohioans may be at risk if the bill becomes law.

In today’s edition … how the House’s approval of Medicaid cuts could impact more than just congressional campaigns ... what’s next in the Senate … and a funny story about sleeping.

The House approved legislation Thursday that would cut Medicaid spending by nearly $800 billion over the next 10 years, revising President Donald Trump’s so-called “big, beautiful bill” in the final hour to move up the start date for Medicaid work requirements and prohibit Medicaid for gender-affirming care.

House Republican Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) took a victory lap in a speech Thursday in which he cheered President Donald Trump for his leadership. Meanwhile, the bill he's so excited about still must pass the Senate — and things aren't looking good.