WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 01: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) leaves a news conference with U.S. Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI) and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) after a House Republican Conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol Building on September 01, 2026 in Washington, DC. This is Johnson's first press conference after House members returned to Washington from their August recess. (Photo by Finn Gomez/Getty Images)