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Mike Johnson gets his own Trump bump — but it might be short-lived
The House speaker's job looks safer than ever after the president-elect gave his full endorsement. Yet hardliners may still ...
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Spending bill trouble brews as Sen Mike Lee warns of Christmas 'swampbus'
On "Fox News Sunday," House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., shared this perspective, telling host Shannon Bream, "[W]e'll ...
Mike Johnson Comes to Matt Gaetz's Rescue
The House speaker said he will "strongly request" that a House Ethics Committee report on the AG nominee remain unreleased.
Speaker Mike Johnson wins GOP nomination to remain in job, faces full House vote in new year
The first test will come Wednesday during internal House Republican leadership elections that will establish the new power ...
'Not committed': Conservatives warn Mike Johnson still has hill to climb before winning speaker's gavel
Some conservatives are warning that House Speaker Mike Johnson may still have to prove himself before a House-wide speaker ...
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Johnson calls Gaetz ‘one of the brightest minds in Washington or anywhere’
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on Sunday that President-elect Trump’s attorney general pick, former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R ...
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CNN’s Jake Tapper Grills Speaker Johnson About Gaetz, Hegseth and RFK’s Personal Skeletons: Do Morals ‘Matter Anymore?’
Jake Tapper pressed House Speaker Johnson Sunday about whether morals "matter anymore" to the Republican Party, in light of Trump's controversial cabinet picks.
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Johnson: House likely to punt funding to early 2025
“It would go into the first part of next year and allow us the necessary time to get this done,” Johnson said. Speaker ...