WATCH LIVE: Johnson holds press conference ahead of shutdown vote

By Brady Knox

Published February 3, 2026 9:41am ET

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WATCH LIVE: Johnson holds press conference ahead of shutdown vote — Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., arrives for a closed-door meeting with his Republican Conference as they struggle with a plan to address growing health care costs, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is holding a press conference ahead of a key vote to end a partial government shutdown.

The press conference is scheduled for 10 a.m.

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