Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Marjorie Taylor Greene’s plan to remove House Speaker Mike Johnson has failed. The Georgia Republican tried to force a vote to remove Johnson, but a bipartisan vote killed the motion from
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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...
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...
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Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reminisced about his time in Congress on Tuesday and predicted GOP success in November. Asked whether he missed the chamber where he was ousted as speaker in October, the Bakersfield resident responded, “Some days, yes. Some people, no.” “I loved every minute of every time I was in office. Good days, bad days,” McCarthy said during an interview with Wall Street Journal Editor-at-Large Gerard Baker at the Milken Institute’s annual conference in Beverly Hills....
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Thursday pressured President Biden and Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer to consider legislation that would force the White House to continue arms transfers to Israel.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., in New York on Tuesday, condemned the so-called hush-money criminal trial of former President Donald Trump. Johnson blasted the trial Read More
Rep. Brian Evans (R-Cabot) became House Speaker Designate last week with an overwhelming 91 votes from the 100-member body. The speaker’s position must be affirmed by the House when the 95th General Assembly convenes in January.
Mike Johnson's job isn't safe yet. In a stunning show of unity in the often divided House, Democrats joined a majority of Republicans on Wednesday to save the GOP speaker from an attempt by fellow Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to remove him from his post. But while Democrats in
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s attempt to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson Wednesday was a resounding failure, but her stunt did make something strikingly clear: Johnson’s leadership among Republicans is tenuous, and Democrats have all the power when it comes to protecting him. They were quick to remind him of that. Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries told reporters after the vote to table the motion that he hasn’t considered whether to back Johnson up again. "Haven't given it a thought," he...