Mike Johnson fights to keep Trump’s ear

Mike Johnson fights to keep Trump’s ear as House agenda stalls
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) won’t let Donald Trump out of his sight as Republicans clash over how to pass the president’s agenda. Johnson has made a habit of appearing with Trump at sporting events — a UFC fight in November,
Speaker Mike Johnson: Courts should ‘take a step back’ on Trump’s agenda
The House speaker was asked about the judiciary's role in assessing the White House's radical ambitions. His response was a mess.
Mike Johnson pushes ahead to unlock Trump agenda, teeing up Senate clash
House Speaker Mike Johnson is vowing to power forward on a key budget committee vote early next week, setting up a clash with Senate GOP leaders who are itching to move a separate blueprint with their own strategy on how to pass President Donald Trump’s agenda.
Mike Johnson Caves to Trump and Trashes Separation of Powers
The House speaker doesn’t seem to care too much that there are supposed to be three equal branches of government.
Mike Johnson dismisses ‘flailing’ Democratic lawmakers threatening CR fight
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) rejected threats that his next funding proposal won’t be supported by Democratic lawmakers in time to avoid a government shutdown. Johnson was on Fox News Sunday responding to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’s (D-NY) claim that “Republicans haven’t said a single thing to House Democrats” about the impending deadline to fund
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'Do-or-die' time for Mike Johnson as he faces 'vote-count problem': Politico
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is facing the first real test of his control of his GOP caucus in Donald Trump's second ...
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Mike Johnson to Courts: ‘Step Back’ From Trump’s Dismantling
Speaker Mike Johnson called on courts Tuesday to “take a step back” from blocking President Donald Trump’s high-speed gutting of the federal government. “I will say I agree wholeheartedly ...
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Johnson quietly shops new budget blueprint
After a series of setbacks and delays, Speaker Mike Johnson on Monday night shopped around a new budget blueprint, snatching the pen from Rep. Jodey Arrington amid mounting frustration with the ...
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Republicans won’t let Mike Johnson catch his breath as a budget deadline nears
Johnson said that a planned committee markup this week may need to be pushed back, putting a timeline for the bill’s release in question. “I spent a good while talking with Lindsey Graham at ...
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Johnson ‘Wholeheartedly’ Agrees With Trump’s Spending Cuts, Undermining Congress
By Karoun Demirjian and Maya C. Miller Reporting from Washington House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday that he agreed “wholeheartedly” that the Trump administration could make sweeping cuts ...
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Mike Johnson says Democrats ‘are flailing right now’
Speaker Mike Johnson said Democratic lawmakers’ lack of clear leadership and vision is hampering their ability to effectively counter Republican moves and measures. “There’s plenty of time ...
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Mike Johnson attends Super Bowl with Trump as budget bill puts him in an uncomfortably familiar position
open image in gallery Mike Johnson looks on during a grilling at news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC (AFP via Getty Images) Jeffries and Appropriations ranking member Rosa DeLauro ...
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'Pulling things out of thin air': Legal expert calls out Mike Johnson's new Trump comments
House speaker Mike Johnson downplayed president Donald Trump's defiance of court decisions blocking his executive orders, but a legal expert said his claims were completely off base. The Louisiana ...