The U.S. Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, was the keynote speaker and spoke to WANE 15 about various issues surrounding the republican party.
After a vote in favor of sending $95 billion to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan passed, far right Republicans are threatening a motion to vacate the speaker of the house.
From backbencher to House speaker, Mike Johnson has done a dramatic turnabout on aid to Ukraine. He may lose his job as speaker because of it.
The top three Democratic leaders in the House announced Tuesday they will vote to block a rogue House Republican from moving to oust GOP Speaker Mike Johnson.
House Democrats will vote to save Republican Speaker Mike Johnson’s job should some of his fellow Republican lawmakers seek to remove him from the position, Democratic leaders said Tuesday, likely assuring for now that Johnson will avoid being ousted from office like his predecessor, former Rep. Kevin McCarthy. Johnson, R-La., has come under heavy criticism […]
House Democrats will vote to save Speaker Mike Johnson’s job should some Republican lawmakers seek to remove him from the position, avoiding a repeat of when eight Republicans joined with Democrats to oust his predecessor, former Rep. Kevin McCarthy. Johnson’s moving forward with aid for Ukraine as part of a $95 billion emergency spending package this month angered many in his conference. It would take only a handful of Republicans to remove Johnson from the position if the Democratic conference...
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson’s visit at Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks’ campaign reception Sunday comes as she faces a difficult reelection campaign. Miller-Meeks said the election ahead is “tough” in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District against Iowa City Democrat Christina Bohannan, a University of Iowa law professor who ran against Miller-Meeks and lost in
The Georgia Republican accused Speaker Johnson of making a "slimy back room deal" with Democrats and vowed to move forward with her motion to vacate.
The Republican-held House has a razor-thin majority of just a few members. After the departure of Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., over the weekend the majority is even smaller. Currently, there are 217 Republicans in the House compared to 213 Democrats. Republicans can only lose one GOP vote to pass legislation along party lines
Congressional correspondent Annie Karni got snarky against Republicans (and, perhaps, some of her fellow reporters?) in Sunday’s New York Times, after House Speaker Mike Johnson received some backhanded praise from some quarters of the media/Democratic alliance for pushing a military aid bill for Ukraine through: “Mike Johnson, Like Pence, Does What Passes for Brave in Today’s GOP: His Job.” The accolades directed at Speaker Mike Johnson in recent days for finally defying the right wing of his...
Congressional correspondent Annie Karni got snarky against Republicans (and, perhaps, some of her fellow reporters?) in Sunday’s New York Times, after House Speaker Mike Johnson received some backhanded praise from some quarters of the media/Democratic alliance for pushing a military aid bill for Ukraine through: “Mike Johnson, Like Pence, Does What Passes for Brave in Today’s GOP: His Job.” The accolades directed at Speaker Mike Johnson in recent days for finally defying the right wing of his...