WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 01: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) is surrounded by security and staff as he departs a House Republican conference meeting in the basement of the U.S. Capitol on September 01, 2026 in Washington, DC. Republicans are working to pass a continuing resolution that would fund the federal government through the midterm elections, all before the Labor Day holiday break. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)