Column: The shutdown looms, and Speaker Mike Johnson has nothing
1 year, 1 month ago

Column: The shutdown looms, and Speaker Mike Johnson has nothing

LA Times  

House Speaker Mike Johnson, the obscure former backbencher vaulted out of the far-right field to Congress’ highest-ranking job just over two weeks ago, told Sean Hannity that the many Americans wondering about his worldview should simply “pick up a Bible” and read it. Doug Heye, a Republican strategist, last Thursday posted on X: “With all the political news this week” — bad polls for Biden, boffo off-year election results for his party, new developments in Donald Trump’s legal morass and another Trump-less Republican presidential debate — “what’s happening in the House may be the most under the radar AND have the most consequences.” Heye wrote just after Johnson and his leadership lieutenants had, for the second time in a week, scuppered plans for a House vote on one of the 12 annual appropriations bills to fund government agencies and operations. As for devising another stopgap bill, Johnson floated one idea that Republican Sen. Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia dismissed as “confusing and difficult to manage,” and Democratic Sen. Patty Murray of Washington, the chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, derided as “the craziest, stupidest thing I’ve ever heard of.” House Republicans are worse than the gang that can’t shoot straight. They’re a prime example of Mark Twain’s warning: “There is no education in the second kick of a mule.” Perhaps Johnson could find a better aphorism for his plight in the Bible.

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1 day, 3 hours ago

'No help from me': House Dems vow they will no longer 'save' Speaker Mike Johnson

Raw Story  

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2 days, 16 hours ago

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India Today  

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3 days, 15 hours ago

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Raw Story  

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'Extremely tenuous': Capitol Hill reporter highlights a 'worrying sign for Mike Johnson'
4 days, 2 hours ago

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Raw Story  

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4 days, 16 hours ago

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Salon  

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Trump expresses support for Johnson with conditions as rumors swirl: report
5 days, 1 hour ago

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Raw Story  

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5 days, 2 hours ago

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Raw Story  

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"I'm gonna just sit back and sip my tea": Democrats won't save Johnson's speakership
5 days, 16 hours ago

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Salon  

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Government shutdown at risk as Trump’s demands put Speaker Johnson in a bind
5 days, 16 hours ago

Government shutdown at risk as Trump’s demands put Speaker Johnson in a bind

LA Times  

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6 days, 20 hours ago

‘Shameful’: Republican doesn't hold back after Mike Johnson makes government funding deal

Raw Story  

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'No room for error': Analyst warns Mike Johnson he faces major hurdles in new Congress
3 weeks, 2 days ago

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Raw Story  

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Exclusive: Multiple Republicans reveal plan to boot Mike Johnson as speaker
4 weeks ago

Exclusive: Multiple Republicans reveal plan to boot Mike Johnson as speaker

Raw Story  

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Huff Post  

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Raw Story  

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NPR  

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Politico  

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

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Raw Story  

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

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Associated Press  

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Speaker Mike Johnson rebuked as his Trump-bait funding bill fails to pass Republican-controlled House
3 months ago

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The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Speaker Mike Johnson pushed forward with his doomed bid to …

Johnson struggles to explain Trump's threat: 'He and I are saying exactly the same thing'
3 months, 1 week ago

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Raw Story  

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Mike Johnson is staring down another threat to his speakership: report

Raw Story  

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Raw Story  

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

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The Hindu  

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Democrat refuses to throw Speaker Mike Johnson lifeline
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Democrat refuses to throw Speaker Mike Johnson lifeline

Raw Story  

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‘Lord of the Flies’: Inside MTG’s effort to oust Speaker Mike Johnson
7 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Lord of the Flies’: Inside MTG’s effort to oust Speaker Mike Johnson

Raw Story  

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House Democratic leaders say they would help save Speaker Johnson's job
7 months, 3 weeks ago

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NPR  

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8 months ago

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Associated Press  

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9 months ago

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Associated Press  

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'This is pointless': House Republicans poised to revolt against Speaker Mike Johnson
9 months, 3 weeks ago

'This is pointless': House Republicans poised to revolt against Speaker Mike Johnson

Raw Story  

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Top Republican gives brutal assessment of GOP's 'fifth choice' Mike Johnson
10 months ago

Top Republican gives brutal assessment of GOP's 'fifth choice' Mike Johnson

Raw Story  

Rep. Patrick McHenry on Thursday delivered a brutal assessment of House Speaker Mike Johnson's tenure so far. In an interview with CBS News' Major Garrett flagged by Punchbowl News' Jake Sherman, McHenry essentially argued that Johnson is only House Speaker because the GOP conference couldn't agree on anyone else to take the job, and not because anyone really wanted him …

Democrat to protect Speaker Mike Johnson from being ousted
10 months ago

Democrat to protect Speaker Mike Johnson from being ousted

Daily Mail  

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‘We're wounded:’ Speaker Mike Johnson struggles to lead GOP after ‘unnecessary purging’
10 months ago

‘We're wounded:’ Speaker Mike Johnson struggles to lead GOP after ‘unnecessary purging’

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON – House Republicans are divided over what to do about their internal divisions – or even whether anything’s the matter at all. “Is Donald Trump calling the shots here, Mr. Speaker?” Meet the Press host Kristen Welker asked Johnson a couple Sunday’s ago. “He’s just trying to figure out some things,” Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers told Raw Story Thursday. …

'Getting rid of McCarthy has turned into an unmitigated disaster': GOP lawmaker
10 months, 2 weeks ago

'Getting rid of McCarthy has turned into an unmitigated disaster': GOP lawmaker

Raw Story  

Rep. Thomas Massie thinks that dumping former Rep. Kevin McCarthy as House speaker was a major own goal by House Republicans. Writing on Twitter, Massie lamented the current state of the GOP agenda under Speaker Mike Johnson, who this week oversaw a failed push to impeach Biden Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and a standalone bill to send emergency military …

GOP Speaker Mike Johnson has a House majority in name only. He’s left with daunting choices ahead
11 months ago

GOP Speaker Mike Johnson has a House majority in name only. He’s left with daunting choices ahead

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — New Speaker Mike Johnson finds himself leading House Republicans with a majority in name only. “It’s a loss for the American people to join hands with Democrats to form a governing coalition,” said Virginia Rep. Bob Good, the newly elected chairman of the hard-right House Freedom Caucus, after last week’s vote to keep government running. Johnson and Trump …

'He's finished!' Steve Bannon demands 'disgusting' Mike Johnson be removed as speaker
11 months ago

'He's finished!' Steve Bannon demands 'disgusting' Mike Johnson be removed as speaker

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump's longtime strategist Steve Bannon raged against House Speaker Mike Johnson after the House voted to temporarily avert a government shutdown on Thursday. "I mean, it's disgusting," said Bannon on his "War Room" show. Johnson, a hitherto unknown backbencher and avowed Christian nationalist, was appointed to the speakership after a hard-right faction of Republican lawmakers forced a …

Republicans revolt against GOP speaker’s deal with Democrats to avert shutdown
11 months, 1 week ago

Republicans revolt against GOP speaker’s deal with Democrats to avert shutdown

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Grumblings on the right wing spilled over into open rebellion on Wednesday and into …

Editorial: Another test for Speaker Mike Johnson. Will he keep the government open?
11 months, 1 week ago

Editorial: Another test for Speaker Mike Johnson. Will he keep the government open?

LA Times  

Once again, the federal government faces a shutdown of important services — only this time there are two precipices from which the nation will plunge if Congress doesn’t act. The good news is that congressional leaders have worked out a bipartisan deal, praised by President Biden, which would set spending levels for the current fiscal year consistent with a compromise …

How Kevin McCarthy 'screwed over' Mike Johnson and removed 'the one thing he had to offer'
11 months, 2 weeks ago

How Kevin McCarthy 'screwed over' Mike Johnson and removed 'the one thing he had to offer'

Raw Story  

By the time 2024 arrived, former Rep. Kevin McCarthy was gone from Congress. House Speaker Mike Johnson, Nichols emphasizes, has inherited a chaotic GOP caucus that is in an "historically precarious position." "With the end of his tenure as the representative from California's 20th Congressional District," Nichols explains, "McCarthy — in what appears to be a fit of pique — …

The US’s budget deal is a victory for Mike Johnson. But for how long?
1 year, 1 month ago

The US’s budget deal is a victory for Mike Johnson. But for how long?

Al Jazeera  

Far-right members of the Republican caucus have opposed the bipartisan budget bill, which averted a government shutdown. “Some people believe that Johnson’s success in passing the continuing resolution indicates that the far right in the GOP will go along with the new speaker,” said Richard F Bensel, a government professor at Cornell University. “I read the event differently, because Johnson …

House votes to prevent a government shutdown as GOP Speaker Johnson relies on Democrats for help
1 year, 1 month ago

House votes to prevent a government shutdown as GOP Speaker Johnson relies on Democrats for help

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to prevent a government shutdown after new Republican Speaker Mike Johnson was forced to reach across the aisle to Democrats when hard-right conservatives revolted against his plan. Johnson says the innovative approach would position House Republicans to “go into the fight” for deeper spending cuts in the new year, but many Republicans are …

Editorial: Will Democrats have to rescue the GOP again to avoid a government shutdown?
1 year, 1 month ago

Editorial: Will Democrats have to rescue the GOP again to avoid a government shutdown?

LA Times  

The first test of House Speaker Mike Johnson is whether he can make a deal to avoid a government shutdown. On Tuesday the House is expected to vote on a stopgap funding proposal by House Speaker Mike Johnson, the once-obscure Louisiana Republican who was elevated to the speakership after the defenestration of Kevin McCarthy. Johnson has proposed a “laddered” continuing …

News Analysis: Mike Johnson just did the same thing that cost Kevin McCarthy his job
1 year, 1 month ago

News Analysis: Mike Johnson just did the same thing that cost Kevin McCarthy his job

LA Times  

On Tuesday, Rep. Mike Johnson became the latest GOP House speaker to rely on Democratic votes to keep Washington running. “The passage of today’s continuing resolution puts House Republicans in the best position to fight for conservative policy victories,” Johnson said in a statement. Johnson’s lack of concern may be justified — this time, at least, said Norman Ornstein, a …

US Speaker’s 2-step plan fails to impress his Republicans as govt shutdown looms
1 year, 1 month ago

US Speaker’s 2-step plan fails to impress his Republicans as govt shutdown looms

Live Mint  

US News: Newly elected speaker Mike Johnson might have acquired the seat and the gavel, however, disciplining the conservative Republican hardliners seems like the herculean tasks his predecessor faced. Mike Johnson faces first big legislative battle this week as his tries to marshal his fractious Republican majority into supporting an unconventional plan. Some House Republican hardliners were already pushing back …

How House Speaker Mike Johnson's wife is 'just as weird as her husband'
1 year, 1 month ago

How House Speaker Mike Johnson's wife is 'just as weird as her husband'

Raw Story  

During a recent interview with Fox News' Kayleigh McEnany, House Speaker Mike Johnson said he was willing to 'take any arrows — that's fine —but don't talk about my wife, for goodness' sake." Since sharing a nearly 600-word 2019 Facebook post, according to the Times, the speaker dedicated to Mrs. Johnson for their 20th wedding anniversary calling her "his muse …

New Speaker Mike Johnson grasps for a funding plan with a government shutdown rapidly approaching
1 year, 1 month ago

New Speaker Mike Johnson grasps for a funding plan with a government shutdown rapidly approaching

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — With just a week left to avert a government shutdown, new House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing his first big test as he tries to win House Republican support for a short-term funding plan — a task that looks increasingly difficult amid stubborn divisions in the party over federal spending. “I think it’s looking like we’re still confused …

Speaker Johnson led House passage of Israel aid. But the hard part comes next in confronting Biden
1 year, 1 month ago

Speaker Johnson led House passage of Israel aid. But the hard part comes next in confronting Biden

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — As new Speaker Mike Johnson grabbed hold of the House gavel, he made a plea for Americans to “give me a chance” before making up their minds about the newcomer’s ability to lead the far-right House Republican majority that elected him to power. Jordan, a firebrand former rival allied with Johnson, said the new speaker is doing a …

Speaker Mike Johnson faces uphill battle on spending, foreign aid
1 year, 1 month ago

Speaker Mike Johnson faces uphill battle on spending, foreign aid

Daily Mail  

After securing the gavel and ending three weeks of House impasse, the newly minted Speaker Mike Johnson faces a long list of hurdles. That will be a tall order for Johnson during next month's spending battle, when the continuing resolution that prompted McCarthy's firing will expire. Johnson has proposed putting another CR on the House floor to extend government funding …

Christian conservatives cheer one of their own as Mike Johnson assumes Congress’ most powerful seat
1 year, 1 month ago

Christian conservatives cheer one of their own as Mike Johnson assumes Congress’ most powerful seat

Associated Press  

Evangelical Christian conservatives have long had allies in top Republican leadership in Congress. With the ADF, Johnson championed a 2004 Louisiana ballot measure that banned same-sex marriage, writing in the Shreveport Times that “homosexual relationships are inherently unnatural” and that society should not approve “such a dangerous lifestyle.” In 2003, after the U.S. Supreme Court nullified state laws banning same-sex …

Trump-backed Mike Johnson elected House speaker after 22 days - live
1 year, 1 month ago

Trump-backed Mike Johnson elected House speaker after 22 days - live

The Independent  

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