House Speaker Mike Johnson insisted Tuesday morning that he has the House under control and a rosy future ahead of him. “I plan to lead this conference in the future,” Johnson told reporters, adding that he has “plans for the next Congress.” Good luck with that, Mr. Speaker. Johnson hopes hinge on the continued support of Donald Trump, and we all know how that goes. The harsh reality for Johnson is that he has failed at everything the speaker is supposed to do—raise money, hold the...
Big Republican donors might note Monday that after Speaker Mike Johnson talked tough to them this weekend about cracking down on the rebels who have derailed the House, he chose to kowtow to the current chaos agent; Johnson will have a one-on-one meeting with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to air her grievances. Johnson and Greene will meet Monday afternoon, following days of Greene abusing him on social media and with her promise of forcing a vote to oust Johnson some time this week. She and her...
The fundraiser regularly draws in big names in the national Republican Party, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former Vice President Mike Pence.
McCaul, R-Austin, furiously advocated for the Louisiana Republican to advance the $60.8 billion aid bill to boost Ukraine’s arsenal against Russia.
Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN) told Breitbart News Saturday that Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) wants to become "King Johnson" just like Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) became "Queen Pelosi."
Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said on Monday she supports Democrat efforts to keep Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) in power.
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The notion that the speaker serves the whole House is often tossed around, but rarely the case. While the position is established in the Constitution and under longstanding House rules entails presiding over the entire institution, the speaker has historically played a highly political role, installed by the majority party to ruthlessly execute its will and legislative agenda. But circumstances have changed. Representative Mike Johnson can now, for better or worse, truly lay claim to being...
In rare bipartisan move, Republicans and Democrats easily defeat effort by
House Republicans delivered a much-needed, no-holds-barred rejection of
The House voted overwhelmingly to set aside a motion by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., to remove Johnson as speaker
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