Mike Johnson Roasted Over What Could Be His Most Ironic Boast Yet
Social media users responded with a stark reminder after House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) positively talked up Tuesday about the speed and relative ease with which Congress had a day earlier certified President-elect Donald Trump ’s 2024 election victory over Democratic rival Kamala Harris.
The Hard Right Isn’t Mike Johnson’s Biggest Problem Anymore
Ever since Republicans took back control of the U.S. House in 2022, their biggest concern has been the unruly hard-right members of the House Freedom Caucus, who have exploited narrow margins of control to keep pressure on their colleagues to obey their wishes.
Why the speaker vote should still worry Mike Johnson
Republican Mike Johnson won the barest of victories on Friday, Jan. 3, when 218 U.S. House representatives voted to re-up his term as speaker to start the 119th Congress. While Johnson was officially reelected on the first ballot,
Mike Johnson's Problems May Just Be Beginning—Analysts
Johnson could face difficulty in passing President-elect Donald Trump's agenda, according to political analysts.
Speaker Mike Johnson says Trump is the coach calling plays. But what if coach changes his mind?
House Speaker Mike Johnson often says he sees himself as the quarterback and President-elect Donald Trump as the coach calling plays on their legislative priorities as Republicans take power in Washington.
Mike Johnson has his old job back, for now
First consider the uneasy re-election of Mike Johnson as House Speaker. Mr Johnson won near-unanimous support from his party on the first ballot, an improvement over the 15 rounds of voting it took for his Republican predecessor two years ago.
Speaker Mike Johnson Gives Update on Plans for Medicaid
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson told Axios that Republicans are discussing work requirements as part of a potential Medicaid overhaul.
Republican Mike Johnson reelected House speaker in dramatic floor vote
Johnson, of Louisiana, has been working diligently to prevent defeat, spending New Year’s Day at Mar-a-Lago as he positions himself alongside Trump. The speaker often portrays himself as the “quarterback” who will be executing the political plays called by the “coach,” the president-elect.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson Implements Nancy Mace’s Trans Bathroom Ban After All
The policy was left out of last week’s proposed package but Rep. Johnson quietly included the ban in the final rules.
The problem(s) with Mike Johnson’s dubious Thomas Jefferson quote
The problem is not just that Republican officials keep peddling fake quotes from the Founding Fathers. The problem is also ...
Mike Vrabel or Ben Johnson? What we’re hearing about the Patriots’ coaching search
The latest on New England's coaching search has Vrabel interviewing Thursday and Johnson and Aaron Glenn following suit ...
Mike Johnson plans to use reconciliation to circumvent Democrats on debt limit fight
The debt limit fight arose in mid-December after President-elect Donald Trump demanded at the eleventh hour that Republicans ...
Republicans start 2025 with the smallest House majority since 1931
The GOP’s tiny majority in the House of Representatives could pose a challenge for Speaker Mike Johnson and test the ...
Los Angeles burns, East Coast freezes and more of the week’s best photos
See 11 of the week’s most interesting images from around the world, as selected by Washington Post photo editors.
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Johnson secures speaker’s gavel on first round after winning over GOP holdouts
Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) in the House Chamber of the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (Graeme Jennings / Washington Examiner) However, it wasn’t enough for the three ...