Speaker Mike Johnson is faced with jump-starting dormant committees, tackling a looming health care deadline and resolving the long-brewing Jeffrey Epstein fight — if he can reopen the government firs...

The speaker said President Donald Trump is “very anxious” to reopen the government. Speaker Mike Johnson urged House members Monday to start returning to Capitol Hill “right now” as the chamber prepares to vote on a funding package that would end the 41-day government shutdown. The Senate has yet to provide final sign-off on the legislation, but the success of a procedural vote Sunday was a firm signal it is on track to pass this week. House members are on a 36-hour notice to return to the Capitol, but Johnson noted the ongoing air travel disruptions due to the shutdown as he recommended members begin making their way to Washington. Johnson added he would officially call members back to the Capitol “at the very moment” the Senate passes the package, which will provide full-year funding for food aid, farm and veterans programs and congressional operations, while extending funding for most other federal departments and agencies through Jan. 30. Johnson, who made the rare decision to keep the House out of session for more than 50 days in a bid to convince Senate Democrats to fold, declared victory in the shutdown during a Monday morning appearance. He left without taking questions but later told reporters in the hallway that “I think we will” have the votes to pass the package in the House. Johnson told reporters at his prior appearance that President Donald Trump was “very anxious” to reopen the government, suggesting he would ensure fellow Republicans fall in line. “As recently as last night, I was with him, and he told the press, he said, ‘We want to get the government open,’” he said. Lead Art: House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) speaks alongside other House Republicans during a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol on the 36th day of a government shutdown, Nov. 5, 2025. | Francis Chung/POLITICO

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