House Speaker Joins Republicans Visiting Trial to Say What Trump Can't
House Speaker Mike Johnson publicly attacks Michael Cohen as a revenge-seeker and perjurer, defending Trump during his trial through surrogates. [ more ]
House Speaker Mike Johnson allies with Trump to secure his speakership amidst challenges and discusses election integrity and a potentially divisive Ukraine aid package. [ more ]
House Democrats Should Stop Bailing Out Mike Johnson
Mike Johnson faced leadership challenge from GOP extremists but survived with broad support, signaling a bipartisan effort to maintain House functioning amid chaos. [ more ]
Mike Johnson-Who Monitors Porn Intake With Son-Has a History of Odd Fights With Adult Businesses
Mike Johnson, House Speaker, promoted an 'accountability software' called Covenant Eyes that monitors porn consumption and sends reports to an accountability partner.
Johnson has a history of fighting against the adult industry, representing clients who wanted to restrict adult businesses in their community. [ more ]
Mike Johnson and the troubled history of recent Republican speakers
Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, expected to resume duties without facing immediate ousting motion despite previous threats by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. [ more ]
Johnson Stumbles, Deepening Republican Disarray and His Own Challenges
Speaker Mike Johnson experiences a stinging defeat as Republicans fail in their bid to impeach Alejandro N. Mayorkas, then fail again on a vote for an aid package for Israel.
Johnson has inherited a litany of problems, including a razor-thin margin of control and a deeply divided conference, leading to his struggles in corralling his colleagues and making effective decisions. [ more ]
Are far-right Republicans in the House about to sink Mike Johnson's speakership?
Mike Johnson's background as an anti-LGBTQ+ crusader and flirtation with Christian nationalism made him a favored choice for speaker of the House, but he is now facing challenges from the far-right members of the House demanding budget cuts or a shutdown of the federal government.
Johnson is in a no-win situation as he negotiates a deal with Democrats to avoid government shutdown, facing pushback from the right and the automatic rejection of their demands by the Democratic-controlled Senate. [ more ]
Why Mike Johnson Finally Ditched Marjorie Taylor Greene and the Far Right
Mike Johnson faced challenges from both hard-right conservatives and establishment Republicans but eventually decided to support Ukraine funding with Democratic help. [ more ]
The GOP has had enough of Marjorie Taylor Greene's antics: "Nobody cares" what she thinks
Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene refuses to back down from her efforts to oust Mike Johnson despite lack of support.
Greene is outraged over Johnson's actions involving government funding bills and his perceived lack of action against trans people's rights and 'full-term abortion.' [ more ]
Mike Johnson Said He Wanted to Revisit Supreme Court Decision That Legalized Gay Sex
Mike Johnson, the new speaker of the House, supports revisiting Supreme Court decisions on contraception, gay sex bans, and same-sex marriage.
Johnson believes that some landmark rulings have resulted in bad law and need to be cleaned up.
His conservative ideals include imprisoning doctors who perform abortions, displaying the Ten Commandments, and eliminating anti-hate-crime laws. [ more ]
Speaker Johnson Claims Biden Special Counsel Report Found the President Broke The Law' It Word For Word Says The Opposite
House Speaker Mike Johnson claims Special Counsel Robert Hur found President Biden broke the law but won't be charged due to limitations on his memory.
Johnson accuses the Justice Department of double standards and expresses concern about an unfit president handling classified information. [ more ]
New Congressional Report Highlights Mike Johnson's Christian Nationalist Views
The Congressional Freethought Caucus released a report highlighting Speaker of the House Mike Johnson's Christian nationalist views.
The report details how Johnson tried to integrate his far-right Christian views into government and played a role in attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election. [ more ]
In His First Big Showdown, an Unyielding Conservative Yields
Speaker Mike Johnson learned that being an uncompromising conservative hard-liner is more difficult in a leadership role than as a backbencher.
Johnson had to bow to the reality that far-right spending proposals would not become law in a divided government.
Republicans supported Johnson's compromise to avoid a government shutdown, but some still see him as more aligned with the far right compared to previous speaker Kevin McCarthy. [ more ]
Democrats Signal Openness to Plan to Avert Shutdown as Republicans Balk
Speaker Mike Johnson's proposal to avert a government shutdown is facing opposition from hard-line Republicans.
Democratic opposition to the proposal is softening, indicating potential bipartisan approval.
The proposal includes funding federal agencies into early 2024 with staggered deadlines and avoids a debate over wartime aid to Israel and Ukraine. [ more ]
Johnson Pitches Bill to Avert Government Shutdown That Faces an Uncertain Fate
House Republican proposes convoluted plan to avert government shutdown by extending funding for some agencies until late January and others through early February
Conservative House Republicans demand spending cuts and Democrats question staggered funding and deep spending cuts [ more ]
Johnson Digs In Against Border Deal to Unlock Ukraine Aid, Defying Biden
Speaker Mike Johnson argues against striking an immigration deal with Democrats, focusing on securing the border first.
President Biden seeks to revive stalled legislation to send aid to Ukraine, but faces opposition on immigration from Johnson and other Republicans. [ more ]
House Speaker Mike Johnson blasts Biden, Adams for 'abdication of duty' after migrants force NYC students from school
House Speaker Mike Johnson criticizes the Biden administration and Mayor Eric Adams for prioritizing the needs of migrants over students in Brooklyn.
Johnson emphasizes the need to secure the southern border and pass the Schools Not Shelters Act to protect students and schools from the effects of illegal immigration. [ more ]
Watch 2019 Mike Johnson Destroy His 2023 Biden Impeachment Spin In MSNBC Supercut
A montage aired by MSNBC exposes House Speaker Mike Johnson's hypocrisy over the GOP's push to impeach President Joe Biden.
Johnson's previous statements about the dangers of a single-party impeachment and the timing of impeachment before an election are contradicted by his current actions. [ more ]
House Speaker's Former Client List Includes Anti-LGBTQ, Anti-Abortion Extremists
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, who is second in line to the U.S. presidency, represented clients with far-right and often violent viewpoints as a constitutional lawyer.
Johnson worked on behalf of the far-right Christian group Alliance Defending Freedom, representing anti-abortion activists in a lawsuit against the city of Milwaukee in 2009. [ more ]
Mike Johnson said his friends would use trans-inclusive laws to spy on girls
Mike Johnson made transphobic and homophobic statements in a 2016 interview, claiming his friends would lie about their gender identity to spy on girls.
Johnson's comments perpetuate the false belief that allowing trans people in spaces aligned with their gender identity leads to increased sexual assault.
A study from the Williams Institute found no evidence supporting the claim that trans-inclusive public facilities increase sexual assault cases. [ more ]