Overview

• In a Face the Nation interview, the House speaker described a week of anger, sadness and fear after Charlie Kirk’s killing.
• He cited a House floor prayer on Wednesday, a Friday vigil at LSU, a bipartisan service at the Kennedy Center on Sunday night, and a members’ reflection he will lead Monday night.
• Johnson urged leaders to lower political rhetoric and said Kirk’s example was to "go forward boldly" and "do it in love."
• On Russia, he said "appropriate sanctions... are far overdue" and that he is eager to work with the White House and Senate to pass them.
• He said Congress cannot act unilaterally because the president must sign any bill, adding that he defers to the commander in chief and trusts President Trump to help end the war in Ukraine.