Jennifer Shutt, Wisconsin Examiner U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said Thursday that it’s up to states and not Congress to preserve access to in vitro fertilization, weighing in on a growing national debate and campaign issue. “It’s not my belief that Congress needs to play a role here,” the Louisiana …
Read More »Who is Mike Johnson? New House Speaker Belongs To GOP’s Religious Conservative Wing
Jacob Fischler, Louisiana Illuminator Before a relatively short time in elected office, new U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana was a constitutional lawyer deeply involved in religious causes. Prior to a short stint in the Louisiana Legislature, Johnson spent two decades as a public interest lawyer mainly representing clients …
Read More »Mike Johnson of Louisiana Elected Speaker Of The House After Three Weeks Of Stalemate
House Republicans on Wednesday voted for Louisiana’s Mike Johnson as speaker in a chamber that has been frozen for more than three weeks after former Speaker Kevin McCarthy was ousted. In a 220-209 party-line vote, all Republicans present backed Johnson, 51, a strongly conservative lawyer who represents northwest Louisiana’s 4th …
Read More »House GOP Introduces Bill Making It A Crime To Leak Supreme Court Documents
On Tuesday, 12 Republican House members, led by conference Vice Chairman Mike Johnson (LA-04), introduced legislation to make the act of knowingly leaking draft Supreme Court opinions a federal crime. The bill, called the Leaker Accountability Act, could result in court employees being fined or facing up to five years …
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