House Speaker Mike Johnson leaned on significant help from Democrats to advance his $95 billion aid package on the House floor Friday, setting up final passage Saturday as he faces an increasingly disgruntled right flank threatening to oust him.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is the latest Republican leader trying to save his job against a conservative coup. But he’s got one thing going for him that his recent predecessors didn’t. The public, especially Republicans, generally likes him. Backed by former President Donald Trump, the Louisiana Republican has a 44% favorable rating. In the […]
Johnson is not concerned with doing what’s best for his voters or his party. He’s concerned about staying in power by any means necessary.
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson has laid it all on the table: He’s staking his speakership—and his cozy relationship with Donald Trump—on aid to Ukraine, and putting his fate in the hands of Democrats. Democrats, in turn, are not going to make it easy for him. In an impassioned speech Wednesday, Johnson argued that getting aid to Ukraine was paramount, even if putting that bill on the floor will likely trigger a move to oust him. “This is a critical time right now, a critical time on the...
Yuval RosenbergApril 30, 2024Congress may be done funding the government for the rest of the fiscal year and pushing through a major foreign
Congressional Democrats appear ready to save Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) from a motion to vacate if one is triggered, according to a report.
House Speaker Johnson is getting pushback by some fellow Republicans for moving forward with foreign aid funding bills. NBC News' Julie Tsirkin and MSNBC political analyst Brendan Buck discuss the potential political impact.
Some Democrats are entertaining the prospect of coming to House Speaker Mike Johnson's rescue should Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., force a vote seeking his ouster, though it will likely depend on his ability to deliver an emergency aid package focused on Ukraine and Israel. Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries of
Some Democrats are entertaining the prospect of coming to House Speaker Mike Johnson’s rescue should Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., force a vote seeking his ouster, though it will likely depend on his ability to deliver an emergency aid package focused on Ukraine and Israel. Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York has suggested that […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Some Democrats are entertaining the prospect of coming to House Speaker Mike Johnson’s rescue should Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., force a vote seeking his ouster, though it will likely depend on his ability to deliver an emergency aid package focused on Ukraine and Israel. Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York […]
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.,
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.