The new committee will further seek to divert blame from Donald Trump for the riot by his supporters at the U.S. Capitol.

President Donald Trump delivers remarks in the viewing area in Emancipation Hall following the 2025 Presidential Inauguration ceremony at the U.S. Capitol. Standing behind Trump are from left, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., his wife, Kelly Johnson, House Majority Leader Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La. and his wife, Jennifer Scalise.

Mike Johnson said Congress will be "looking" into former President Joe Biden's pardons for his family shortly after defending Donald Trump's Jan. 6 pardons.

House Speaker Mike Johnson has maintained that any relief aid for California and Los Angeles is likely to require policy review first.

Mike Johnson argued for "redemption" while standing by Trump's controversial decision to issue a sweeping pardon for every single protestor on January 6th.

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson of Shreveport was backed by President-elect Trump to retain the top job in Congress.

Johnson sent shockwaves around Capitol Hill when he decided to oust Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio — a staunch NATO supporter who has aggressively pushed for U.S. aid to Ukraine — as chair of the House Intelligence Committee and replace him with Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Ark., a conservative who voted against the most recent Ukraine aid package.

Critics said the removal erodes congressional oversight and advances the interests of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said he “won’t commit” to providing aid without conditions to the flame-engulfed region of Los Angeles County.

Rep. Mike Turner last year warned of a “national security threat” in what some Republicans considered a political ruse.

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