Courts should ‘take a step back’ on Trump’s agenda

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.
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 to Courts: ‘Step Back’ From Trump’s Dismantling
To me it’s very exciting what they’re able to do because what Elon [Musk] and the DOGE effort is doing,” the House speaker said.
Mike Johnson Caves to Trump and Trashes Separation of Powers
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is falling in line with the rest of MAGA and attacking the Constitution’s separation of powers. CNN reporter Manu Raju asked Johnson on Tuesday what he thought about JD Vance’s Sunday X post attacking ​​a federal judge who blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Treasury Department records.
'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 Republican expressed agreement with vice president J.
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Speaker Johnson abruptly fires House Intel chairman, raising alarm over Trump's influence
WASHINGTON – House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner, R-Ohio, was abruptly fired from his role by House Speaker Mike Johnson on ... Nothing else." A spokesperson for the Trump ...
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Mike Johnson’s Caving to Trump May Have Just Cost Him in the House
“He dragged Mike along,” one senior House Republican said, speaking anonymously. Another Republican warned that Johnson had just ... reported Thursday. A spokesperson for Pelosi told ...
Johnson aide discouraged Hutchinson subpoena over concerns about lawmakers’ ‘sexual texts’
The move was intended in part to prevent the release of sexually explicit texts that lawmakers sent Cassidy Hutchinson.
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 House ...
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Speaker Johnson removes Rep. Turner as House Intelligence chairman
telling CBS News that House Speaker Mike Johnson fired him, citing "concerns from Mar-a-Lago." Turner also confirmed Wednesday night that he had been removed from the committee entirely.
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Speaker Johnson names Rick Crawford to replace Mike Turner atop Intel Committee
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Thursday selected Rep ... that President-elect Trump played any role in the decision, and a spokesperson for Trump also indicated he did not request the shakeup.
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The Real Story Behind Mike Turner’s Firing
When Speaker Mike Johnson summarily fired House Intelligence Chair Mike Turner this week, everyone assumed it was about Donald Trump. Actually, it was about power — not the incoming president’ ...