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A US F/A-18 Super Hornet takes off from an aircraft carrier for strikes in Iran, February 28, 2026. (CENTCOM)
June 4, 2026, 5:40 am
US House backs symbolic resolution aiming to halt Iran war, in rebuke of Trump
Four Republicans vote with Democrats on bill to limit Trump’s authority, after GOP speaker of the House tried to prevent display of opposition against president
By AP
People worship to Christian music at Rededicate 250, a mostly conservative Christian prayer gathering in honor of the United States' 250th anniversary, on the National Mall in Washington, DC, Sunday, May 17, 2026. (AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
May 17, 2026, 10:34 pm
Mass DC prayer event with top White House officials seeks to reclaim US Christian roots
Hegseth, Rubio, Johnson to speak at ‘Reclaim 250,’ which critics see as promoting Christian nationalism; rabbi included on roster; one day earlier, Trump proclaimed ‘Shabbat 250’
By Agencies
Left to right: British Queen Camilla ajd King Charles III, and US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump, wave from the Blue Room Balcony during a State Visit arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, on April 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
April 28, 2026, 7:45 pm
Trump welcomes King Charles to Washington, where monarch set to address US Congress
British head of state kicks off four-day visit to celebrate 250th anniversary of American Revolution, emphasizing nations’ bond despite strains over Iran war, tariffs, and NATO
By STEVEN SLOAN and Josh Boak
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to reporters before his scheduled House and Senate Intelligence Committees briefing about Iran at the US Capitol in Washington, March 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
March 3, 2026, 9:18 pm
Israel’s critics erupt after Rubio suggests it dragged US into war with Iran
As opponents on the left say Trump illegally followed Israel into ‘war of choice,’ parts of right-wing base say he ‘betrayed’ MAGA values by engaging in Middle East conflict
By PHILISSA CRAMER
Members of Congress hold photos during a memorial vigil hosted by US Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Johnson and House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries outside of the US Capitol on June 10, 2025 in Washington, DC (Kayla Bartkowski / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
February 25, 2026, 8:34 am
Slain Israeli embassy worker’s brother, US hockey team attend Trump’s State of the Union
Yaron Lischinsky’s brother brought by House Speaker Johnson; Jewish hockey stars Jack and Quinn Hughes, along with rest of gold-medal winning team, also among those invited to key address
By Grace Gilson
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt takes a television interview at the White House, December 16, 2025, in Washington, DC. (AP/Alex Brandon)
January 7, 2026, 7:59 am
White House says military ‘always an option’ for seizing control of Greenland
European leaders emphasize ‘inviolability of borders,’ as Republican congressmen join Democrats in pushing against administration’s calls for US to grab Danish territory
By Danny Kemp
This screengrab taken from the X account of Rapid Response 47, an official White House account, shows Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (center) escorted by DEA agents inside the headquarters of the US Drug Enforcement Administration in Manhattan, New York City, January 3, 2026. (X account of Rapid Response 47 / AFP)
January 4, 2026, 11:04 am
Maduro in NY jail after capture; Venezuela’s VP Rodriguez claims op had ‘Zionist tint’
Venezuela’s Supreme Court rules Rodriguez, whom Trump has indicated he could work with, to become interim leader; UN Security Council to meet Monday over US operation
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana (right) and US House Speaker Mike Johnson pose for a photograph following a meeting in Washington, DC, on December 9, 2025. (Noam Moskowitz/Knesset Spokesperson)
December 10, 2025, 10:13 am
Knesset speaker, US counterpart team up to nominate Trump for next Nobel Peace Prize
Amir Ohana and Mike Johnson launch initiative among speakers and presidents of parliaments to co-sign letter to nomination committee, citing work on Gaza and seven other conflicts
By ToI Staff
From left; US Reps. Ro Khanna, Marjorie Taylor-Greene, and Thomas Massie speak during a news conference as the US House prepares to vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act, at the US Capitol in Washington, November 18, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
November 18, 2025, 11:52 pm
US Congress approves bill calling for release of Epstein files after Trump U-turn
American lawmakers vote almost unanimously for release of files on the convicted sex offender, who the US president says he kicked out of his club for being ‘a sick pervert’
By Frankie TAGGART
A protester holds a sign related to the release of the Jeffrey Epstein case files outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC, November 12, 2025 (SAUL LOEB / AFP)
November 18, 2025, 12:47 pm
US lawmakers set for vote on release of Epstein files
House of Representatives all but certain to compel publication of unclassified documents detailing probe, after Trump reverses position amid revolt from Republican allies
By AFP
US President Donald Trump signs the funding bill to reopen the government, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, November 12, 2025. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
November 13, 2025, 10:15 am
Trump signs government funding bill, ending shutdown after record 43-day disruption
Federal workers fired during closure to be reinstated; Republicans and Democrats remain divided over healthcare subsidies, with vote scheduled for December
By KEVIN FREKING, JOEY CAPPELLETTI and Matt Brown
US House Speaker Mike Johnson, joined at left by US Rep. Andrew Garbarino, gestures as he answers questions during a press conference on the sixteenth day of a government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, October 16, 2025. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)
October 17, 2025, 12:27 pm
US House speaker denounces racist Young Republicans texts, but denies larger issue
VP Vance dismisses ‘to the gas chambers,’ ‘fat, stinky Jew’ leaked messages — sent by party activists in their 20s and 30s — as ‘young boys’ telling ‘edgy, offensive jokes’
By JTA
L-R: US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee and his wife, Janet Huckabee; Sara Netanyahu and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; Kerry Larry, the wife of US House Speaker Mike Johnson, and Johnson, during Johnson's visit to Israel, on August 4, 2025. (PMO)
August 5, 2025, 9:13 pm
US Speaker Mike Johnson dines with Netanyahu in West Bank settlement of Shiloh
Dinner also attended by US Ambassador Mike Huckabee and Republican members of Congress; comes as Johnson becomes highest-ranking US official to visit settlements
By Ariela Karmel and ToI Staff
Mike Johnson, left, and Yair Chetboun tour the settlement of Ariel on August 4, 2025. (Courtesy, Ariel Municipal Authority)
August 4, 2025, 11:36 pm
US Speaker Johnson makes landmark visit to West Bank settlement of Ariel
Johnson is now highest ranking US official ever to visit a settlement; while in Ariel, he reportedly says ‘the mountains of Judea and Samaria were promised to the Jewish people’
By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump (right) shakes Elon Musk's hand in the Oval Office, Washington DC, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
June 7, 2025, 9:55 am
Republicans urge Trump-Musk détente: ‘World a better place with bromance fully intact’
US House Speaker Mike Johnson says tax and border bill will advance without disturbance and that Tesla founder should not ‘second-guess or ever challenge’ Trump
By Seung Min Kim and CHRIS MEGERIAN
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