House speaker Mike Johnson heckled by protesters in tense campus visit

BBC News— While the Speaker visited Columbia, police confronted pro-Palestinian protesters at campuses in Texas and California.

The Daily Iowan—House Speaker Mike Johnson to visit IC on Sunday, support Miller-Meeks. U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., will visit Iowa City on Sunday evening alongside U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, for a campaign fundraiser at the Courtyard by Marriott. Johnson’s visit comes as he faces a possible ousting by hard-right members of the House Republican Conference. Led by U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., a member

FOX News—Speaker Johnson calls out campus antisemitism as Columbia's anti-Israel protesters shout at, heckle him. NEW YORK — House Speaker Mike Johnson, the Louisiana Republican, held a press conference on the steps of Columbia University above an encampment where demonstrators demanding the school divest itself from Israel-linked businesses have occupied since last week. The speaker blasted university leaders for permitting "mob rule" and intimidation tactics "overtake" the Founding Fathers’ ideals of freedom of speech, freedom of religion and "the free exchange of ideas."  Columbia President Minouche...

The Daily Iowan—U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson visits IC to support Miller-Meeks campaign. 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