With election season getting underway, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., center, flanked by Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Mich., left, and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., praises the policies of President Donald Trump as he meets with reporters ahead of a vote on a stopgap funding bill and a resolution targeting socialist policies, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)