U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson is featured on the cover of TIME Magazine's Aug. 18 edition.

Johnson's profile TIME cover photo is titled "The Survivor," reflecting how the Louisiana native has remained in power where others in Republican leadership have erred.

Johnson, 53, was profiled after successfully moving several key pieces of legislation for President Donald Trump in the first six months of his presidency.

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The story , written by Eric Cortellessa and Nik Popli, calls the Shreveport-area congressman "Trump's speaker."

"Johnson became Speaker of the House in October 2023, emerging from relative obscurity to take what one of his Republican predecessors, John Boehner, calls 'the toughest job in America,'" Cortellessa and P

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