Speaker vote an ‘ominous sign’ that Trump’s MAGA agenda could face trouble: columnist
5 days, 2 hours ago

Speaker vote an ‘ominous sign’ that Trump’s MAGA agenda could face trouble: columnist

Raw Story  

When Donald Trump returns to the White House in a matter of days, he will complete a rare GOP trifecta of the federal government, but his legislative agenda still faces tough obstacles in Congress, according to the Atlantic’s Russell Berman. Taking into consideration the slugfest House Speaker Mike Johnson faced before narrowly retaining the speaker’s gavel Friday, Berman told readers that the vote “was a bad sign” for the future of Trump’s political priorities. “Even with today’s relatively swift resolution, Johnson’s struggle to remain speaker is an ominous sign for the GOP’s ability to enact Trump’s priorities in the first few months of his term,” Berman wrote Friday, noting that the House’s GOP majority will shrink once two of Trump’s cabinet picks are confirmed and create vacancies until a special election replaces them. But, he pointed out: “They nearly failed on their very first vote.” “The effort he expended to keep the speaker’s gavel portends a tough slog for Trump, who endorsed Johnson’s bid,” Berman wrote. He added that Trump was “more politically invested in Johnson’s success” than he was two years ago when former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy faced a marathon 15-round vote before he emerged as speaker.

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House Speaker Mike Johnson retains position amid growing signs of trouble ahead
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4 days, 2 hours ago

House Speaker Mike Johnson retains position amid growing signs of trouble ahead

India Today  

WASHINGTON: This time was supposed to be different. “Speaker Johnson contends that in a environment where we have the White House and the Republican Senate, that he’s going to be able to go get the job done,” said Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, who has been outspoken in his criticism of Johnson. “He’s got a really, really tough job,” Senate Majority …

Mike Johnson may be the speaker, but Democrats will still have power
5 days, 4 hours ago

Mike Johnson may be the speaker, but Democrats will still have power

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. Rather, it came when House Democratic Caucus Chairman Pete Aguilar nominated Democratic Leader Hakeem …

Trump stepped in to pressure renegade Republicans to change speaker votes: report
5 days, 6 hours ago

Trump stepped in to pressure renegade Republicans to change speaker votes: report

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump worked in the background to stop the House GOP insurrection against House Speaker Mike Johnson, Punchbowl News' Jake Sherman reported on Friday. Those two Republicans, Reps. Ralph Norman and Keith Self, appear to have been lobbied directly by Trump to change their votes, Sherman reported. "DONALD TRUMP weighed in with Reps. RALPH NORMAN and KEITH SELF after …

Mike Johnson re-elected speaker as two rebel Republicans convinced to change vote
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5 days, 6 hours ago

Mike Johnson re-elected speaker as two rebel Republicans convinced to change vote

Raw Story  

House Speaker Mike Johnson managed to defeat a GOP rebellion and retain his position on Friday afternoon, following an initial vote in which a small group of Republicans had previously voted against him, reported Politico. With this vote, Johnson, who is facing one of the narrowest House majorities in modern history, clears a major hurdle that had threatened to derail …

Mike Johnson faces a critical House vote for speaker. Here’s how the election process works
5 days, 9 hours ago

Mike Johnson faces a critical House vote for speaker. Here’s how the election process works

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. As the Republicans and Democrats head back to the House Friday, the GOP’s majority …

'Only likes winners': CNN host questions Trump's loyalty if Mike Johnson loses first vote
5 days, 11 hours ago

'Only likes winners': CNN host questions Trump's loyalty if Mike Johnson loses first vote

Raw Story  

CNN's John Berman questioned whether Donald Trump would stick by the embattled House Speaker Friday if Mike Johnson loses the first round vote. Trump initially supported Johnson's bid to keep his job, writing on TruthSocial before the New Year, "Speaker Mike Johnson is a good, hard working, religious man. "One thing you know very well, Donald Trump really only likes …

Trump facing a 'debacle' if he doesn't get a 'quick win' from the GOP caucus: analyst
5 days, 12 hours ago

Trump facing a 'debacle' if he doesn't get a 'quick win' from the GOP caucus: analyst

Raw Story  

Donald Trump needs a "quick win" today in the House as members choose a new speaker or it could be a bad omen for his second term in the Oval Office. That is according to CNN analyst Stephen Collinson who claimed the president-elect's second term future could hinge on whether current House Speaker Mike Johnson retains the gavel as much …

Trump insider admits a 'strong probability' Mike Johnson 'doesn't survive the night'
5 days, 12 hours ago

Trump insider admits a 'strong probability' Mike Johnson 'doesn't survive the night'

Raw Story  

Bryan Lanza, a senior adviser to President-elect Donald Trump's 2024 campaign, delivered some bad news for House Speaker Mike Johnson during an appearance on CNN on Friday. After being asked by CNN host John Berman to make a prediction about whether Johnson would be elected speaker, Lanza said that "I think that there's a strong probability that Mike Johnson doesn't …

House Speaker Vote: Read Live Updates On Mike Johnson's Fate As Trump's Inauguration Nears
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5 days, 12 hours ago

House Speaker Vote: Read Live Updates On Mike Johnson's Fate As Trump's Inauguration Nears

Huff Post  

Less than an hour before House lawmakers gavel in for the new Congress and elect a speaker, Rep. Thomas Massie said he wouldn't be voting for Mike Johnson and made the case for picking someone else to lead their conference. Without naming names, he said there are GOP members with a large staff of maybe 50 people and experience in …

Republican Mike Johnson reelected House speaker in dramatic floor vote
5 days, 14 hours ago

Republican Mike Johnson reelected House speaker in dramatic floor vote

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Republican Mike Johnson narrowly won reelection Friday as House speaker on a first ballot, overcoming hard-right GOP holdouts in a tense standoff and buoyed by a nod of support from President-elect Donald Trump. Republican Mike Johnson won reelection to the House speakership on a first ballot, pushing past GOP hard-right holdouts and buoyed with a nod of support …

Why Mike Johnson's bid to remain House speaker could be a struggle despite Trump's support
6 days, 2 hours ago

Why Mike Johnson's bid to remain House speaker could be a struggle despite Trump's support

India Today  

WASHINGTON: Mike Johnson is fighting for his political life, again. The Louisiana Republican's hold on the House speaker's gavel and his position as second in line to the presidency will be tested Friday when a new Congress convenes and House Republicans weigh whether to reelect him to the post. With Republicans holding a narrow 220-215 majority in the House, it …

Why Trump has so much riding on the House speaker vote
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6 days, 2 hours ago

Why Trump has so much riding on the House speaker vote

CNN  

CNN — House speaker elections on Friday are less about Mike Johnson and more about Donald Trump. If Trump fails to lift Johnson over the line, he will sow new doubts about his capacity to effectively lead the GOP trifecta of power in the House, Senate and White House. The president-elect has an extra incentive to secure Johnson’s speakership after …

Republicans re-elect Mike Johnson as US House speaker in nail-biting vote
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6 days, 2 hours ago

Republicans re-elect Mike Johnson as US House speaker in nail-biting vote

Al Jazeera  

The US has opened the 119th Congress with a vote for the speakership in its lower chamber, the House of Representatives. The United States House of Representatives has re-elected Republican Mike Johnson as its speaker, in a vote seen as a nail-biting test of party unity ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s second term in the White House. Friday’s vote for …

Mike Johnson allies privately fear he's going to lose speaker vote: report
6 days, 6 hours ago

Mike Johnson allies privately fear he's going to lose speaker vote: report

Raw Story  

Speaker Mike Johnson 's allies are privately worrying that he is cruising towards a defeat when the House votes for speaker on Friday. Johnson has the public backing of Donald Trump for a second term of leading the House of Representatives, but insiders in his camp fear it's not enough, according to a report. Others who have opposed Johnson are …

Will Mike Johnson make it? What to look out for ahead of Friday’s House speaker vote
6 days, 6 hours ago

Will Mike Johnson make it? What to look out for ahead of Friday’s House speaker vote

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 The House and Senate will convene on Friday for the …

Johnson allies warn that a speakership battle could delay Trump’s victory certification
1 week ago

Johnson allies warn that a speakership battle could delay Trump’s victory certification

CNN  

CNN — House Speaker Mike Johnson’s allies are leaning into a key argument in a bid to avoid a chaotic floor fight over the gavel on Friday: A vote against Johnson could delay the finalization of Donald Trump’s White House win. Dusty Johnson of South Dakota told CNN that Republicans need to get to work quickly to begin to advance …

Why Mike Johnson’s bid to remain House speaker could be a struggle despite Trump’s support
1 week ago

Why Mike Johnson’s bid to remain House speaker could be a struggle despite Trump’s support

LA Times  

Rep. Mike Johnson takes the oath to be the new House speaker in 2023. The Louisiana Republican’s hold on the House speaker’s gavel and his position as second in line to the presidency will be tested Friday when a new Congress convenes and House Republicans weigh whether to reelect him to the post. In past years, Democratic President Biden, Trump …

Trump says he will make phone calls to drum up support for Mike Johnson ahead of speaker vote
1 week ago

Trump says he will make phone calls to drum up support for Mike Johnson ahead of speaker vote

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 President-elect Donald Trump told reporters he would make phone calls …

Trump endorsed Mike Johnson for House speaker. His future is still anything but certain
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1 week, 1 day ago

Trump endorsed Mike Johnson for House speaker. His future is still anything but certain

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. The support of the president-elect could be enough to move Trump loyalists like Anna …

'Absurd': Retiring House Republican lashes out at GOP colleagues over speaker attacks
1 week, 1 day ago

'Absurd': Retiring House Republican lashes out at GOP colleagues over speaker attacks

Raw Story  

Rep. Patrick McHenry, who is retiring at the end of this term, has a warning for conservatives he says are fostering an "absurd" goal of reigning in the powers of the House speakership while hoping for "conservative outcomes". "What Congress has done since the Progressive Era is hand away power to agencies in the executive branch — and what we’ve …

Mike Johnson 'taking victory lap' after winning Trump nod for speaker: CNN conservative
1 week, 1 day ago

Mike Johnson 'taking victory lap' after winning Trump nod for speaker: CNN conservative

Raw Story  

Donald Trump finally endorsed Mike Johnson in the face of some Republican opposition, but a conservative commentator said the embattled House Speaker still has a lot more work to do. A handful of GOP lawmakers, including Rep. Thomas Massie, have indicated they have lost faith in Johnson after last week's spending deal debacle, but Trump and his so-called co-president Elon …

Trump endorses Mike Johnson for House Speaker days before crucial vote
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1 week, 2 days ago

Trump endorses Mike Johnson for House Speaker days before crucial vote

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. !” The president-elect’s key endorsement ahead of Friday’s vote to determine who wields the …

Donald Trump endorses Mike Johnson for House Speaker, but GOP critics refuse to back down
1 week, 2 days ago

Donald Trump endorses Mike Johnson for House Speaker, but GOP critics refuse to back down

Live Mint  

President-elect Donald Trump on Monday endorsed House Speaker Mike Johnson, providing crucial backing for the Louisiana Republican as he prepares for what is expected to be another contentious speakership race this week. Let's get to work!” The signal of support from Trump comes despite his frustration with a spending deal Johnson pushed through the House days before Christmas that failed …

Trump’s Mike Johnson endorsement treats embattled speaker like an afterthought
1 week, 2 days ago

Trump’s Mike Johnson endorsement treats embattled speaker like an afterthought

Raw Story  

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson may not be speaker after Friday's vote—though he did get the nod from President-elect Donald Trump Monday morning. Posting to Truth Social, Trump gave Johnson his endorsement in a rambling message that treated the embattled speaker more like an afterthought. ALL SEVEN SWING STATES, 312 ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTES, AND THE POPULAR VOTE BY MILLIONS …

Donald Trump officially endorses 'religious man' Mike Johnson for speaker
1 week, 2 days ago

Donald Trump officially endorses 'religious man' Mike Johnson for speaker

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump offered his official endorsement for reelecting Rep. Mike Johnson as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. "Despite large scale voter fraud taking place in numerous states, including California, where votes are ridiculously still being counted, or under review!" "Speaker Mike Johnson is a good, hard working, religious man," he wrote. During a Monday interview on Fox …

Trump endorses Mike Johnson to return as US House speaker, despite backlash
1 week, 3 days ago

Trump endorses Mike Johnson to return as US House speaker, despite backlash

Al Jazeera  

President-elect Donald Trump had previously clashed with Speaker Johnson over the passage of a bipartisan spending bill. United States President-elect Donald Trump has endorsed the continued leadership of Mike Johnson in the House of Representatives, in an apparent attempt to limit Republican discord in the new year. “A weak legislative branch, beholden to the swamp, will not be able to …

'Nothing was gained': Trump takes aim at one of Republicans' 'dumbest political decisions'
1 week, 3 days ago

'Nothing was gained': Trump takes aim at one of Republicans' 'dumbest political decisions'

Raw Story  

Donald Trump on Sunday attacked someone he said he considers a "friend," calling out former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy for what the president-elect says is "one of the dumbest political decisions made in years." McCarthy was booted from his position heading the House Republicans after former GOP lawmaker Matt Gaetz and others voted for his removal. After an extended process …

'Grow a spine': House Republicans lectured for being 'too damn scared' of upcoming vote
1 week, 4 days ago

'Grow a spine': House Republicans lectured for being 'too damn scared' of upcoming vote

Raw Story  

Discussing what is expected to be a chaotic election of the next Republican House Speaker late next week, a former high-ranking Republican Party official criticized the caucus and told them to "grow a spine" and pick someone serious about asserting the authority of the chamber. Speaking with his co-hosts on MSNBC's "The Weekend," former RNC chair Michael Steele lectured the …

'Extremely tenuous': Capitol Hill reporter highlights a 'worrying sign for Mike Johnson'
2 weeks, 5 days ago

'Extremely tenuous': Capitol Hill reporter highlights a 'worrying sign for Mike Johnson'

Raw Story  

House speaker Mike Johnson appears to be on the brink of losing his gavel when the next Congress is sworn in next month. Donald Trump and Elon Musk killed a bipartisan government funding bill Wednesday, and Johnson has seemingly lost the support of many Republicans to hold onto his job, which senators Rand Paul and Mike Lee suggested should go …

"You wanna be speaker?": Johnson jokes he offered Musk House leadership role
2 weeks, 6 days ago

"You wanna be speaker?": Johnson jokes he offered Musk House leadership role

Salon  

House Speaker Mike Johnson says he joked with Elon Musk about taking his job after several members of the Republican delegation in the chamber floated the billionaire Tesla CEO for the role. The third attempt at funding the government beyond midnight tonight was without an agreement package to suspend the federal debt ceiling for two years, something President-elect Donald Trump …

Trump expresses support for Johnson with conditions as rumors swirl: report
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Trump expresses support for Johnson with conditions as rumors swirl: report

Raw Story  

Donald Trump expressed support for Mike Johnson remaining House speaker, but with some conditions, according to a report. The president-elect told Fox News Digital that he would back Johnson's re-election as GOP leader in the next Congress if he could avoid "all of the traps being set by Democrats" and act "decisively and tough." "Anybody that supports a bill that …

Speaker Johnson’s ‘epic’ weekend with Trump shows strengths and limits of his power
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Speaker Johnson’s ‘epic’ weekend with Trump shows strengths and limits of his power

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — There was House Speaker Mike Johnson walking behind President-elect Donald Trump’s entourage into Saturday night’s UFC fight at Madison Square Garden, his stature overcome by the enormity of the scene around him. The images from Johnson’s wild weekend with Trump provide a snapshot of his proximity to power, the former religious rights attorney just a year on the …

Trump’s agenda 'unlikely to pass Congress' despite trifecta: columnist
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump’s agenda 'unlikely to pass Congress' despite trifecta: columnist

Raw Story  

As Republicans celebrate their wins across all three branches of government, The Atlantic's Russell Berman lays out why a good chuck of Donald Trump's proposed legislation will have a difficult time passing through Congress — even despite the party's "218th House-race victory." Furthermore, he points out, "Such a slim majority means that the legislation most prized on the right and …

Speaker Johnson begins fight for the House gavel promising to be Trump’s ‘quarterback’
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Speaker Johnson begins fight for the House gavel promising to be Trump’s ‘quarterback’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Speaker Mike Johnson is beginning the hard fight for his gavel, a weeks-long campaign that starts Wednesday during internal House Republican leadership elections and will establish the new power centers in Congress for a Washington dominated by President-elect Donald Trump. “This leadership will hit the ground running to deliver President Trump’s agenda,” Johnson said Tuesday on the Capitol …

Speaker Mike Johnson wins GOP nomination to remain in job, faces full House vote in new year
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Speaker Mike Johnson wins GOP nomination to remain in job, faces full House vote in new year

LA Times  

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks during a news conference on the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. House Speaker Mike Johnson won the House Republican nomination Wednesday to stay on the job, on track to keep the gavel after a morning endorsement from President-elect Donald Trump ahead of a full House vote in the new year. Johnson …

'It's a warning': Mike Johnson reportedly facing unexpected 'show of opposition' from GOP
1 month, 4 weeks ago

'It's a warning': Mike Johnson reportedly facing unexpected 'show of opposition' from GOP

Raw Story  

U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is about to receive a "show of opposition" from within his own house, according to a new report. Johnson was made the GOP House leader after Republicans rebuffed former speaker Kevin McCarthy, but now faces some of the same demands McCarthy did, according to the report from Politico. "Even as Republicans are increasingly …

Speaker Mike Johnson and the future of the House
2 months ago

Speaker Mike Johnson and the future of the House

NPR  

Speaker Mike Johnson and the future of the House toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/Getty Images North America House Speaker Mike Johnson has served in the post for little over a year, but his tenure has been marked with few legislative accomplishments and a series of splits within his conference that stymied his party’s agenda. Divisions among GOP lawmakers made it …

Dysfunction on display: Republicans complain Speaker Johnson is no Pelosi
3 months, 1 week ago

Dysfunction on display: Republicans complain Speaker Johnson is no Pelosi

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON—Many House Republicans are experiencing buyer’s remorse, yet they’re saddled with Speaker Mike Johnson for the foreseeable future. “And that Speaker Johnson, even if you disagree with him, at least he was consistent.” It’s gotten so bad in the House under Johnson that even Democrats are missing McCarthy these days. “They’re a dysfunctional party,” former House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer …

A year ago Kevin McCarthy was booted as House speaker. Mike Johnson is trying to avoid that fate
3 months, 2 weeks ago

A year ago Kevin McCarthy was booted as House speaker. Mike Johnson is trying to avoid that fate

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — One year since Kevin McCarthy was booted from the House speaker’s office after Congress voted in a bipartisan way to prevent a federal government shutdown, the new House Speaker Mike Johnson finds himself courting, but so far avoiding, a similar political fate. “The vast majority support Speaker Johnson — it’s a shame that we’ve got like 10 people …

Bipartisan rescue: On the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. politics
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Bipartisan rescue: On the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. politics

The Hindu  

In a rare display of camaraderie across the political divide, Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives rushed to the aid of Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson and, alongside others from his party, saved his speakership from termination, by a vote of 359-43 in support of his continuance in that capacity. The threat to his role as the functional head …

Failure to oust Speaker ‘MAGA Mike’ Johnson shows strength and weakness of his alliance with Trump
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Failure to oust Speaker ‘MAGA Mike’ Johnson shows strength and weakness of his alliance with Trump

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — It was Donald Trump who bestowed the “MAGA Mike Johnson” nickname on the House speaker the day he won the gavel. In fact, the indicted former president who has been known to flip his friends into foes warned that while Republicans shouldn’t be voting to remove Johnson, “At some point, we may very well be, but this is …

House Democratic leaders say they would help save Speaker Johnson's job
8 months, 1 week ago

House Democratic leaders say they would help save Speaker Johnson's job

NPR  

House Democratic leaders say they would help save Speaker Johnson's job Enlarge this image toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images House Democratic leaders say they'll help House Speaker Mike Johnson keep his job if members of his own party make a move to oust him. "From the very beginning of this Congress, House Democrats have put people over …

'Unprecedented' chaos in House GOP if Johnson gets the boot: CNN data reporter
8 months, 3 weeks ago

'Unprecedented' chaos in House GOP if Johnson gets the boot: CNN data reporter

Raw Story  

The ouster of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy last year by a handful of renegade Republicans triggered weeks of chaos and paralysis in Congress. But that's nothing to how bad it would be if House Speaker Mike Johnson gets the boot now, election forecaster Harry Enten told CNN's John Berman on Wednesday. This comes as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is threatening …

Donald Trump to meet embattled Speaker Mike Johnson as GOP dissent grows louder
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Donald Trump to meet embattled Speaker Mike Johnson as GOP dissent grows louder

Hindustan Times  

Donald Trump is due to make a public appearance with embattled U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday, in a bid to demonstrate unity as the chamber's new leader struggles to wrangle his thin and fractious majority. The meeting presents Johnson with a chance to demonstrate a united front with Donald Trump that Republicans say is necessary if …

Trump gives support to embattled Speaker Mike Johnson at pivotal Mar-a-Lago meet
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump gives support to embattled Speaker Mike Johnson at pivotal Mar-a-Lago meet

Associated Press  

PALM BEACH, Fla. — Donald Trump offered a political lifeline Friday to House Speaker Mike Johnson, saying the beleaguered GOP leader is doing a “very good job,” and tamping down the far-right forces led by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene trying to oust him from office. Johnson and Trump underscored their alliance Friday by using similar wording to describe one part …

Speaker Johnson to meet with Trump, offers Marjorie Taylor Greene advisory role as own job teeters
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Speaker Johnson to meet with Trump, offers Marjorie Taylor Greene advisory role as own job teeters

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — His job on the line, House Speaker Mike Johnson is dashing to Florida to meet with Donald Trump this week and has offered far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene a seat on his own “kitchen cabinet” as he draws closer to the MAGA forces that now dominate the GOP. On Friday, Trump and Johnson will appear for a press …

Speaker Mike Johnson faces threat of ouster from Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Speaker Mike Johnson faces threat of ouster from Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Speaker Mike Johnson is at risk of being ousted after hard-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene filed a motion to vacate Friday, his leadership abruptly challenged in the middle of a House vote on a $1.2 trillion package to keep the government open. No speaker had been removed this way until McCarthy’s dramatic ouster last fall, a swift, stunning …

‘We're wounded:’ Speaker Mike Johnson struggles to lead GOP after ‘unnecessary purging’
10 months, 2 weeks 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. …

Editorial: Another test for Speaker Mike Johnson. Will he keep the government open?
11 months, 4 weeks 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 …

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