Speaker Mike Johnson delivered a major win for President Donald Trump early Thursday morning, quashing a conservative rebellion and driving a deeply divided House GOP to pass a bill that many of them were still pushing fiercely to change.

Mike Johnson wins his toughest battle yet – and shows he’s here to stay - ANALYSIS: The House speaker proves that no one can do it like him, writes John Bowden

House Republican Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) took a victory lap in a speech Thursday in which he cheered President Donald Trump for his leadership. Meanwhile, the bill he's so excited about still must pass the Senate — and things aren't looking good.

The bill as it stands now would increase the amount of money Louisiana receives from offshore oil and gas production -- revenue that must be used for coastal protection and restoration.

In the hyper-ensitive see-saw that is Speaker Mike Johnson’s GOP conference, pleasing one vital faction often means antagonizing another.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) planned to move forward with a vote as early as Wednesday night on President Trump’s “big beautiful bill” following what Johnson called a “productive” meeting with Republican holdouts at the White House — despite several not committing to backing the legislation.

Republican holdouts appear to have a deal with House GOP leadership to advance President Donald Trump's sweeping tax policy bill. The legislation will be tweaked to move up the implementation of Medicaid work requirements from 2029 to December of 2026;