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👀 On this press call with the House Freedom Caucus, Johnson tells reporters: "We worked on rescissions, and there'll be more of that, we expect, in the days ahead."

OMB Director Russ Vought says mass layoffs have begun Vought told House Republicans last week RIFs were coming: axios.com/2025/10/01/whi…

Speaker Johnson designates another 'District Work Period" from Oct. 14 - Oct. 19. The House will be out for a fourth straight week!

Mass layoffs, talk of new rescissions, and Johnson plotting reconciliation 2.0 and 3.0 all signal Republicans are doubling down in the shutdown fight "Now that we're getting where people are going to start missing paychecks, this gets real," Thune said axios.com/2025/10/10/mik…

NEW: Trump admin warning states of "insufficient funds to pay full November SNAP benefits for approximately 42 million individuals" if the shutdown goes to Nov. They're saying not to front-load EBT cards or risk violating the Antideficiency Act. @Axios axios.com/2025/10/10/foo…

🚨Scoop: A dramatic meeting last Wednesday between President Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner and Hamas leaders headed by Khalil al-Hayya helped seal the Gaza peace deal. My story on Axios axios.com/2025/10/13/gaz…

Exclusive: Maine oyster farmer Graham Platner criticizes Gov. Janet Mills as more of the same in his 1st TV ad. “Janet Mills again? She was a good governor, but I think it's time for change,” a woman in the spot says. The Dem primary is already combative axios.com/2025/10/14/gra…

Thune sets up vote on the full year 2026 Defense appropriations bill for later this week He told me last week he was ready to move on it 👀

The government may be shut down, but Babydog Justice’s 6th birthday “paw-ty” is still on the books. Yes, there will be cake, and “bipartisan biscuit distribution.”

The biggest political ad spender of the year is the Dept. of Homeland Security w/ at least $51 million this year on ads thanking Trump for securing the border, per AdImpact Politics That’s more than any other campaign this year so far. Brittany Gibson reports axios.com/2025/10/15/tru…

ACA sign-ups for next year are now open in Idaho (it starts earlier there....Nov. 1 elsewhere) And "window shopping" ie premium increase previews starts today in CA, KY, ME, NM, OR, VT

Johnson on House Dems marching to his office last night: “They berated a Capitol Police Officer, screamed at him…a few members of Congress went into the little foyer of my office and tore down a sign that I had up.”

First 2 Qs Speaker Mike Johnson got at his daily presser were about Cory Mills He claimed not to know details, in response to Melanie Zanona, and then got annoyed by Reese Gorman Q. He told press to ask about “things that are really serious”. He called Mills a “faithful colleague”.

Speaker Johnson and Leader Jeffries Accept Invitation to Appear Together on C-SPAN. C-SPAN looks forward to providing a forum for a smart, civil, respectful exchange of ideas between both leaders. Schedule TBD. static.c-spanvideo.org/files/pressCen…

.Babydog Justice being interviewed by Julie Tsirkin on the latest government shutdown talks

“Let's talk about something serious,” Speaker Johnson said when pressed about allegations of domestic violence against Rep. Cory Mills axios.com/2025/10/15/mik…

Johnson, in remarks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, praised Mills as a "faithful colleague" but acknowledged that he doesn't know all of the details. He suggested that Ethics would investigate Mills, "if it warrants that." Mills has not been charged with a crime

"Let's talk about something serious": Johnson dodges questions on Cory Mills trib.al/4pkbu9d

New: Key Senate Republicans pressed U.S. trade representative Jamieson Greer about struggling soybean farmers as President Trump moves forward with a bailout for Argentina axios.com/2025/10/15/tru…

NEW: @Axios surveyed Democrats running for House across the country. 113 replied: 31 said they would definitely/likely vote for Jeffries as speaker or leader 57 were non-committal 25 said no/likely no Much more here: axios.com/2025/10/16/hak…