Mike Johnson Shuts Door on Key Health Care Vote, and a Dangerous New Drug Hits U.S. Cities NYT | Top Stories By: Will Jarvis, Ian Stewart, Kate LoPresti and Jan Hoffman 17 December 2025 at 19:00 Plus, the subway stop that’s also a museum. © Eric Lee for The New York TimesSpeaker Mike Johnson had signaled openness to allowing debate on the proposal to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies, but ultimately rejected a bid to do so by politically vulnerable Republicans.