{"id":2521656,"date":"2025-12-16T10:23:04","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T15:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-johnson-holds-a-press-briefing\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T10:24:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T15:24:39","slug":"watch-live-johnson-holds-a-press-briefing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-johnson-holds-a-press-briefing\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH LIVE: Johnson holds a press briefing"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-live-johnson-holds-a-press-briefing%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2521656&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and GOP House leadership held a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-extends-southern-california-stay-at-home-order-for-at-least-another-three-weeks\/\" title=\"Newsom Extends Southern California Stay-at-Home Order For at Least Another Three Weeks\">press briefing<\/a> as the House approaches the December 31 deadline for Obamacare <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-inflation-reduction-act-is-nothing-more-than-a-handout-to-big-pharma\/\" title=\"The \u2018Inflation Reduction Act\u2019 Is Nothing More Than A Handout To Big Pharma\">premium subsidies<\/a>, with no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">bipartisan agreement<\/a> in sight. Johnson aims too unify republicans behind his &#8220;Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act,&#8221; which does not include an extension of the current premium subsidies. Meanwhile, centrist Republicans hope for a two-year extension, and Democrats, led by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), continue to push for a three-year extension. The lack of consensus highlights increasing tensions as the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >subsidy expiration deadline looms<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">WATCH LIVE: Johnson holds a press briefing<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2446744\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"6naQQaZL0qY\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LIVE: House GOP and Democratic leaders hold press conferences\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6naQQaZL0qY?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and GOP House leadership will hold a press conference on Tuesday morning around 10 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>The press briefing comes as the House moves closer to the Dec. 31 Obamacare premium subsidies cliff with no tangible bipartisan deal in sight.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3918906\/house-obamacare-subsidies-expiration-no-bipartisan-ground\/\">House drives toward Obamacare cliff<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3916375\/house-republicans-bucking-leadership-forcing-votes-unapproved-bills-discharge-petitions\/\">Here&#8217;s why House Republicans are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/make-chile-great-again-candidate-jose-antonio-kast-wins-chiles-presidential-election\/\" title=\"\u2018Make Chile great again\u2019 candidate Jose Antonio Kast wins Chile\u2019s presidential election\">increasingly bucking leadership<\/a> by forcing votes on unapproved bills<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3917499\/ilhan-omar-ice-pulled-over-son\/\">Ilhan Omar claims ICE pulled over her son<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3918906\/house-obamacare-subsidies-expiration-no-bipartisan-ground\/\">HOUSE DRIVES TOWARD OBAMACARE CLIFF WITH NEITHER PARTY EAGER TO FIND BIPARTISAN GROUND ON SUBSIDIES<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The House Rules Committee meets Tuesday at 2 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson hopes to rally the GOP around his <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3916703\/house-republicans-unveil-healthcare-plan\/\">Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act<\/a>, which does not include an extension of the premium subsidies, as centrist Republicans&rsquo; hope for a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3912468\/hakeem-jeffries-lure-four-house-republicans-obamacare-vote\/\">two-year extension<\/a> appears to be slipping through the cracks. Democrats and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) have likewise stood firm on a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3912468\/hakeem-jeffries-lure-four-house-republicans-obamacare-vote\/\">three-year extension<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WATCH LIVE: Johnson holds Tuesday morning press briefing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2521657,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/121225_WEX_HOUSE-2-e1765560372678.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[4162,51446,4133,33936],"class_list":["post-2521656","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-johnson","tag-live-2","tag-news","tag-press-briefing"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/121225_WEX_HOUSE-2-e1765560372678.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2521656","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2521656"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2521656\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2521660,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2521656\/revisions\/2521660"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2521657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2521656"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2521656"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2521656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}