WASHINGTON ― Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) filed a resolution calling for the ouster of House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Friday, but Greene stopped short of forcing a vote. “It’s more of a warning than a pink slip,” Greene told reporters. Greene and other far-right Republicans said they were furious with Johnson for avoiding […]
Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) said he will not serve out the remainder of his term in the U.S. House and will instead resign in mid-April, cutting House Republicans’ already narrow margin over Democrats even further. “After conversations with my family, I have made the decision to resign my position as a member of the House […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), facing the first big test of his leadership since taking on the role a little over two weeks ago, proposed Saturday to avoid a government shutdown set to begin after next Friday by temporarily extending funding into early 2024. While the proposed bill would have funding expire for different agencies […]
“There is a reason that effort is called the Big Lie. It was one of the most comprehensively and transparently dishonest political movements in American history. And Johnson was in the middle of it,” French wrote. The Bible does not contain guidance on immigration or foreign policy, French wrote, “but it does condemn dishonesty, it […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said last year that he had installed porn monitoring software on his devices and those belonging to his teenage son. Rolling Stone resurfaced the 2022 conversation this week in which the lawmaker discussed his use of a service called Covenant Eyes during a speech at a church about the “War […]
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg had the perfect reply when asked about one of new House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) homophobic views. On Thursday’s broadcast of “The Late Show,” host Stephen Colbert noted how election denier Johnson’s record on LGBTQ+ issues is, “What’s the word? Awful.” Colbert asked Buttigieg: “So, how do you work with a […]
Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) predicted the nation will “come to see the measure of” House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) character. “Mike is somebody that I knew well,” Cheney said this week on “Politics Is Everything,” a podcast by the University of Virginia. “We were elected together. Our offices were next to each other, and […]
In a preview on Tuesday of his interview with Donald Trump’s former press secretary, Kayleigh McEnany, Johnson said he wasn’t “surprised” that people are digging up information about his past. McEnany asked Johnson for his thoughts on being characterized as a “religious fundamentalist” by former White House press secretary Jen Psaki and other critics. “Look, […]
“Fox & Friends” preached hard to the choir Tuesday as Kayleigh McEnany and Ainsley Earhardt previewed McEnany’s interview with new House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.). (Watch the video below.) In banter that seemed to come straight out of Sunday school, McEnany gushed over the religious Johnson. “I really believe he thinks God is leading the […]
WASHINGTON ― If House Speaker Mike Johnson’s decision to pair Israel aid with IRS cuts foreshadows his future legislative strategy, then the odds of another government shutdown showdown next month are rising. By pairing the aid with a targeted cut of IRS funding, Johnson may win support from Republicans but likely ensured the package is […]