Speaker Mike Johnson, who oversaw the passage of President Trump's "big, beautiful bill" in the House, insisted to "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that projections that nearly 200,000 people in his home state of Louisiana will lose Medicaid under the bill are actually targeting "waste,

The provision, which has provoked outcry from Democrats, would restrict federal courts' ability to enforce some injunctions.

Speaker Mike Johnson rejected concerns that the "big, beautiful bill" will add to the federal deficit. He called deficit forecasts from the Congressional Budget Office "dramatically overstated." The sweeping package narrowly passed the House last week and now heads to the Senate.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) denied that the “big, beautiful bill” the House passed last week would lead to the United States spending more money. During an appearance on

The House of Representatives passed a massive piece of legislation advancing President Donald Trump's agenda early on Thursday morning.

By Bo Erickson and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -House Speaker Mike Johnson said he would bring up Donald Trump's massive tax and spending bill for a vote as soon as Wednesday evening, in a sign that he may have quelled objections from fellow Republicans who have imperiled its passage.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) defended the House-passed “big, beautiful bill” that funds President Trump’s agenda during a Sunday appearance on CNN, arguing that it won’t threaten Medicaid coverage for people who need it,

WASHINGTON (AP) — With President Donald Trump’s multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package at risk of stalling, House Speaker Mike Johnson and conservative Republican holdouts are heading Wednesday to the White House for the last-ditch talks to salvage the “big, beautiful bill.”

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson said he would bring President Donald Trump's massive tax and spending bill for a vote as soon as Wednesday night, in a sign that he may have quelled objections from fellow Republicans who have imperiled its passage.

GOP Sen. Ron Johnson explained why he is not impressed by the "One Big, Beautiful" budget reconciliation bill that Republicans passed this week in the House, during an interview Sunday on CNN/ "The first goal of our budget reconciliation process should be to reduce the deficit,