House Speaker Mike Johnson Meets Biden for First Time in New Role

The White House invited Mr. Johnson to a briefing on the president’s supplemental national security funding package sent to Congress.

U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) listens during a meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Oct. 26, 2023. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Newly-elected House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) met with President Joe Biden at the White House on Thursday.

The meeting followed a bipartisan briefing focusing on the administration’s request to Congress for increased funding for national security.