Mike Johnson wants to raise the debt limit until 2029

• In an acknowledgement of that dynamic, Johnson has floated the idea of tying wildfire aid to California to passage of a debt ceiling increase.
• Trump has suggested he wants the debt ceiling taken off his plate so congressional Democrats can't use it as leverage.

Driving the news: Johnson told Punchbowl News that a four-year debt limit extension would be "ideal," his office confirmed to Axios.

• But the House speaker acknowledged such a lengthy timeline could be "costly" in terms of concessions to Democrats.