Mike Johnson hit back at CNN's Dana Bash during a grilling on the current government shutdown and food assistance funding that is running out in days.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday dismissed any stand-alone bills seeking to pay federal workers or fund assistance programs during the government shutdown. These bills stretch from

As the government shutdown reaches the one-month mark, the country is about to hit two milestones that are set to make it feel all too real for many Americans. On Saturday, Nov. 1, food stamp benefits will dry up just as open enrollment begins for those purchasing health insurance for the next year, complete with steep, double-digit rate hikes .

Democrats are working to balance their health care demands and find solutions for SNAP, with Democratic Sen. Ben Ray Luján on Wednesday introducing legislation that would direct the USDA to release available contingency funds to ensure benefits under SNAP and the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program continue during the shutdown.

Crucially, video of the incident shows that the agent was standing on the facility’s roof firing at a clearly unarmed priest standing on the ground. But Johnson is so adamant about the alleged abuse of law enforcement by radical activists that he’s willing to take some creative liberties.

Congress and state officials are scrambling to continue SNAP benefits despite the shutdown, but the first lapse in food assistance is expected Nov. 1.

House Speaker Mike Johnson is back for another government shutdown press conference at 10 a.m. as the funding lapse reaches is 27th day.

House Speaker Mike Johnson is taking playing dumb to a whole new level. During a press conference Monday to highlight the so-called “Democrat Shutdown,” Johnson went so far as to claim that Republicans, who control the White House, Senate, and House of Representatives, weren’t the ones running the government.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) calls Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) "a liar" after he claimed the White House "certainly tried" to find money for the SNAP Program, despite locating funds for other programs,