In the ultimate act of flattery, House Speaker Mike Johnson is launching an international campaign to get President Donald Trump the Nobel Peace Prize he’s long coveted—this time for brokering a fragile ceasefire in Gaza and securing the release of Israeli hostages.

“This is a historic moment that deserves enormous credit and recognition on the world stage. It’s truly, truly historic,” Johnson said on Tuesday. “For generations, we have aspired to peace in the Middle East. Everyone around the world has. And now President Trump has delivered it.”

Johnson made the announcement during what’s become a daily ritual on Capitol Hill: a press conference in the middle of a government shutdown dragging into its 14th day. He opened the event by talking not about the stalemate in Washington but about

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