House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) this weekend confessed that he’d welcome former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) back to Congress with open arms if he ran for a seat again and won.

A rush transcript of "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" airing on Sunday, October 12, 2025 on ABC News is below. This copy may not be in its final form, may be updated and may contain minor transcription errors. For previous show transcripts, visit the "This Week" transcript archive.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is showing his anger as he becomes perhaps the most prominent Republican figure in the GOP’s stubborn, uncompromising government shutdown fight. It’s a demeanor that

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) struggled to justify his failure to swear in a new Democratic House member when pressed on the subject in a Sunday ABC News interview.

Speaker Johnson is yet to swear in Adelita Grijalva, and circled around his reasonings for the long wait in a very awkward interview.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Sunday on "This Week" with co-anchor Jonathan Karl

While the blame game in D.C. over the government shutdown gets louder, the effects on the ground so far in Louisiana have been minimal.

House Speaker Mike Johnson partnered with the Israeli Knesset speaker to nominate President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize as the Middle East peace deal takes effect.

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said nobody has ever deserved the Nobel Peace Prize more than President Trump after ceasefire deal in Middle East

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and other Republicans will address reporters on Monday morning with the government shutdown in its 20th day. Johnson has been showing his anger as he becomes perhaps