'Mike Johnson is not equipped to be speaker.' Thomas Massie on his Friday vote
"Almost all of my colleagues know that Mike Johnson is not equipped to be speaker, but nobody wants to say the emperor has no clothes," Massie said.
House Speaker Mike Johnson Held Onto His Job, but There Are Signs of Trouble Ahead
This time was supposed to be different. But while House Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday avoided the dayslong ordeal that his predecessor, Kevin McCarthy, endured to become speaker, his relatively swift victory was hardly a unifying moment.
House Speaker Mike Johnson's victory came with a warning from hardline Republicans
WASHINGTON – House Republicans gave Mike Johnson the speaker's gavel for another two years on Friday – along with a warning. Nine GOP lawmakers at first either abstained from voting for Johnson or voted for another person for speaker.
Johnson wins tight House speaker vote
Louisiana Republican Mike Johnson was reelected House speaker on Jan. 3, after two Republicans changed their votes.
Mike Johnson re-elected House speaker ahead of Jan. 6 election certification
Rep. Mike Johnson won the speakership with the support of every sitting House Republican except for one, as he works to unite a fractured GOP party.
3 Things Mike Johnson’s Win in the Speaker Election Says About House Republicans
House Speaker Mike Johnson’s win came as a result of a rare display of GOP unity and President-elect Donald Trump’s political power. It remains to be seen whether it will continue into his next term.
How Mike Johnson clinched the speakership — with an assist from Trump
The win came after a tense stand-off with House Republicans and a phone call from Donald Trump to two members of the ultraconservative House Freedom Caucus.
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How the McKinley Tariff Almost Destroyed the Republican Party
President Trump has discovered a new political hero to idolize: President William McKinley, an imperialist and protectionist.
Caregiver Tax Credit Could Pass in 2025 With Trump, GOP Support
Advocates for the elderly and people with disabilities are hopeful that, after eight years, Congress may finally pass bipartisan legislation to provide a tax credit for family caregivers in 2025.
How Donald Trump reshaped the Republican Party
Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign did not place him at the ideological center of the Republican Party, but the center quickly moved to him. How did it happen? This episode: political ...
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Pro-lifers should start a fight over RFK Jr.
They barely registered a protest when President-elect Donald Trump watered down the Republican Party’s platform language on abortion and criticized some states for restricting the procedure too ...
Second Florida Democratic lawmaker switches to GOP
Democratic Florida legislator has switched parties to the GOP this month, citing her former party’s lack of unified support ...
Meta Taps Republican as New Head of Global Policy
Joel Kaplan is replacing former U.K. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg as Silicon Valley prepares for the second Trump ...
Meta global affairs chief Nick Clegg to be replaced by Republican Joel Kaplan
Nick Clegg, the president of global affairs at Meta, is leaving the social media platform and will be replaced by Joel Kaplan, a prominent Republican known for overseeing the comp ...
DNC chair candidate calls for greater investment in GOP states in platform
Democratic National Committee (DNC) chair candidate James Skoufis released his proposed platform for the party on Monday, ...