Tag Archives: House Speaker Mike Johnson

In a surprise turn, President Donald Trump privately urged House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., during a Wednesday phone call to add two proposals to the GOP’s sweeping economic package: raising the top tax rate on high earners and closing the carried interest loophole, according to three Republican sources familiar with …

When Desoto Regional Health System took out $36 million in loans last year to renovate a rural hospital that opened in 1952, officials were banking on its main funding source remaining stable: Medicaid, the joint federal-state health program for low-income people and the disabled. But those dollars are now in …

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., introduced a short-term funding bill on Saturday designed to prevent a government shutdown at the end of next week. The bill, which would fund the government through September, is set for a vote in the House early next week, likely on Tuesday. While the bill …

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday that Congress will likely provide billions in disaster aid to help California recover from devastating wildfires, but indicated he might set a new precedent by placing conditions on that emergency funding based on policy and political differences with the Democratic-led state and the city …

House Speaker Mike Johnson announced Tuesday that U.S. flags at the Capitol would be raised to full staff on Inauguration Day, interrupting the 30-day flag-lowering order issued by President Joe Biden following the death of former President Jimmy Carter. The move ensures that President-elect Donald Trump’s second-term oath of office …

President-elect Donald Trump issued a strong endorsement for House Speaker Mike Johnson ahead of Friday’s critical vote for the speakership. Writing on his Truth Social platform, Trump praised Johnson as a “good, hard-working, religious man” and urged Republican unity as Congress prepares to certify his 2024 election victory and advance …

Jimmy Williams House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., urged the House Ethics Committee on Friday to withhold the findings of its investigation into former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., now President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general. Johnson argued that releasing the report, which allegedly details accusations of sexual misconduct, drug use, …

Jimmy Williams House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., indicated Monday that significant changes to health care could be on the horizon if Donald Trump wins the presidency, suggesting that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) could be targeted once again. Speaking at a campaign event in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Johnson told attendees that …

Jimmy Williams House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday declined to commit to bringing Congress back into session before the upcoming election, despite President Joe Biden’s request for additional disaster recovery funds in the wake of Hurricane Helene. Appearing on Fox News Sunday, Johnson was asked about Biden’s Friday letter urging …

Jimmy Williams Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., declined to directly answer questions regarding former President Donald Trump’s rhetoric about the 2020 election results and recent claims linking Democrats to assassination attempts on Trump. The comments came during a wide-ranging interview with George Stephanopoulos on ABC’s “This Week” as …

Jimmy Williams The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday rejected Speaker Mike Johnson’s proposal that would have temporarily funded the federal government while mandating that states require proof of citizenship to register to vote. The 220-202 vote highlighted deep divisions within the GOP and marked a key setback for Johnson …

Jennifer Shutt, Arkansas Advocate U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson pulled a six-month stopgap spending bill from heading to the floor for a vote Wednesday, scuttling efforts by the GOP to show solidarity behind their plan, which included a provision requiring ID to register to vote in federal elections. The spending …

Jimmy Williams House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) effort to prevent a government shutdown by coupling a stopgap funding bill with former President Donald Trump’s SAVE Act—legislation requiring proof of citizenship to vote—is in peril. Several conservative Republicans have vowed to vote against the proposal, putting the government at risk of …

Jimmy Williams House Speaker Mike Johnson, along with other prominent Republicans, has called for the resignation of Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle after a gunman attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. “I’m going to call for resignation,” Johnson, R-La., stated during an appearance …

Jennifer Shutt, Maine Morning Star Efforts by a small group of far-right U.S. House Republicans to remove Speaker Mike Johnson from his leadership role failed Wednesday night, ending weeks of infighting about whether the Louisianan should remain the head of that chamber. Republican lawmakers joined by Democrats voted 359-43 to …