JOHNSON: It would. And the point is, so the theory in this is probably different than the actual application of it. And that's what we will have to sift through. Look, I think this is doing untold damage to the country. It's catastrophic what...
After the vote, Self and Norman told reporters they spoke to Johnson and President-elect Donald Trump, who stressed the need for party unity. They both said Johnson reassured them that he would fight to advance Trump's agenda with Republicans in control of Congress and the White House. A mu...
The House on Thursday torpedoed Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) plan B to avert a government shutdown and suspend the debt limit, dealing a blow to the GOP leader and catapulting the conference back to square one as it stares down Friday’s funding deadl
Republican Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana won reelection as speaker of the House on Friday, emerging victorious after a pair of GOP members switched their votes to deliver him a majority andopen the 119th Congress. Johnson needed 218 votes to secure the gavel, and at first appeared to fall ...
There is, finally, a Speaker. Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) ascended to the role Wednesday, three weeks and one day after eight GOP House members ignited chaos by ousting Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). Johnson got the unanimous support of his colleagues on
Poison politics aside, Johnson is complicating the next few weeks of urgent work Congress must do to avoid a government shutdown. Not only does Congress need to send this funding to Ukraine and Israel, it also has to avoid a government shutdown, which is set to happen when the c...
Barely six months into the job, House Speaker Mike Johnson is at risk of the same conservative revolt that took down his predecessor.
In addition to that, one of the braces was missing from the inside, and the rosewood bridge was pulling away from the top, which also caused a bulge. The guitar was not playable in its current state, so a decision needed to be made. What is the goal? I could have bought it and ju...
But GOP operatives granted anonymity to speak candidly believe the current House map is promising, though some Republicans privately acknowledge they could potentially have an even thinner majority than before. Johnson, who is expected again to seek the House gavel if the GOP ...
“We had votes for Mike Johnson across the board,” said Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), who led the drive to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker, setting off the disastrous events of the past month. “From some of the most conservative members to some of our frontliners, there was enthusiastic...