Mike Johnson keeps the House in recess to keep pressure on the upper chamber

Published October 4, 2025 6:00am ET



Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) will keep the House in recess for a third straight week to put maximum pressure on the Senate to pass its plan to end the government shutdown.

House GOP leadership plans on holding a member call at 11 a.m. Saturday to talk about the next steps, the Washington Examiner learned.

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