Overview

• On Fox News, Speaker Mike Johnson said he would debate Hakeem Jeffries "anywhere, anytime" once the government is reopened.
• Johnson had earlier told C‑SPAN he would "love" to debate, prompting the network to tout a potential face-off on Politico host Dasha Burns’s program.
• Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries had called for a prime-time debate on the House floor to provide transparency during the funding impasse.
• Johnson has characterized Jeffries’s push as political theater and argued Democrats and the Senate are holding up progress, pointing to Senate leader Chuck Schumer.
• C‑SPAN’s promoted matchup remains undated, and the broader standoff has included canceled House working sessions.