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House Speaker Begs for 'Decorum' at State of Union

Mike Johnson reportedly put out the plea on Wednesday during closed-door GOP session

(Newser) - President Biden is set to deliver his State of the Union address on Thursday night, and the speaker of the House is already trying in advance to reign in lawmakers on the Republican side. "Decorum is the order of the day," Mike Johnson reportedly warned during a closed-door...

Johnson's God Speech Irks Republicans: 'I'm Not at Church'

Speaker of the House's religious-themed attempt to rally Republicans at retreat didn't resonate

(Newser) - It makes sense that the Republican speaker of the House would lead a GOP retreat meant to discuss how to keep and expand the chamber's majority. What didn't make sense to some in attendance at the Miami event last weekend, however, was the tenor of Mike Johnson's...

Johnson on Border Deal: 'Dead on Arrival'

House speaker pushes back on Senate legislation on immigration, border, Ukraine aid

(Newser) - House Speaker Mike Johnson took a strong stand Friday against a bipartisan Senate deal to pair border enforcement measures with Ukraine aid , sending a letter to colleagues that aligns him with hard-line conservatives determined to sink the compromise on border and immigration policy. Johnson said the legislation would've been...

Johnson In the Same Pickle as Kevin McCarthy

Right flank wants him to renege on bipartisan spending deal

(Newser) - House Speaker Mike Johnson insisted Friday he's sticking with the bipartisan spending deal he struck with other congressional leaders, but he offered no clear path for overcoming hard-right opposition within his own party to prevent a partial government shutdown next week. Johnson emerged from days of testy meetings behind...

House Speaker Has One Big Tweak to Jan. 6 Footage

Mike Johnson says he's blurring out faces of Capitol rioters in videos to prevent 'retaliation'

(Newser) - Last month, House Speaker Mike Johnson announced he was, as promised, releasing security footage from the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol, assuring Americans they'd be able to "view every minute of the videos uncensored," per CNN . On Tuesday, the Louisiana Republican clarified there would be...

House Speaker Starts Releasing Jan. 6 Footage

Mike Johnson says he'll eventually post 44K hours' worth of video from the attack on US Capitol

(Newser) - House Speaker Mike Johnson said Friday he plans to publicly release thousands of hours of footage from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, making good on a promise he made to far-right members of his party when he was campaigning for the job. "This decision will...

In 2015, Johnson Said Trump Was Unfit to Be President

This week, House speaker is 'all in' on the former president's 2024 run, 'wholeheartedly' endorsing him

(Newser) - Mike Johnson appeared on CNBC earlier this week, noting he expected former President Trump to become the GOP's nominee for 2024, endorsing him "wholeheartedly." "I was one of the closest allies that President Trump had in Congress," Johnson said. "He had a phenomenal first...

Johnson Cites 'Misunderstanding' on Separation of Church, State

Christian conservative speaker claims religious influence on public life was meant to be protected

(Newser) - The new House speaker has thrown his support behind former President Trump while aiming to correct what he claims is a "misunderstanding" about a core principle of US government. According to Mike Johnson, the Founding Fathers very much wanted faith to influence public life, despite the First Amendment prohibiting...

In New Speaker's First Test, Unusual Plan May Save Him
Johnson's Plan to
Avoid Shutdown Pays Off
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Johnson's Plan to Avoid Shutdown Pays Off

2-tier stopgap spending bill passes in 336-95 vote

(Newser) - A big win for new House Speaker Mike Johnson: A stopgap funding bill to prevent a government shutdown passed easily on Tuesday. The House voted 336-95 vote to approve the two-tier bill, which funds some government agencies until January and others until February, the Washington Post reports. Johnson needed Democratic...

Buttigieg Weighs In on Mike Johnson's LGBTQ+ Views

Transportation secretary zings new House speaker on Colbert show: 'Maybe we'll just have him over'

(Newser) - Mike Johnson has been withstanding quite a bit of scrutiny since he ascended last month from being a virtually unknown Republican congressman to his current role as speaker of the House. Especially in the spotlight: the Louisiana lawmaker's anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric over the years, which has now spurred Pete...

On Matters of Race, New Speaker Cites His Black Son

Mike Johnson and wife took in a Black teen as newlyweds, though they didn't formally adopt

(Newser) - New House Speaker Mike Johnson is a Southern Republican with four biological children, as can be seen in photos from his official website . But a new wrinkle to his family life has emerged amid the flood of coverage about the Louisiana congressman: He and his wife took in a Black...

New Speaker: Problem Isn't Guns, It's the 'Human Heart'
New Speaker's Faith-Based
Views in the Spotlight
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New Speaker's Faith-Based Views in the Spotlight

Mike Johnson is becoming much better known to both critics and supporters alike

(Newser) - Mike Johnson is moving from under-the-radar lawmaker into a broader spotlight as House speaker, and the transition will likely please conservatives to learn just how conservative he is, and trouble Democrats for the same reason. "Go pick up a Bible off your shelf and read it—that's my...

New Speaker Addresses Shootings on First Day in Job

'Prayer is appropriate at a time like this,' says Mike Johnson

(Newser) - The House was back in session on Thursday, with all eyes on new speaker Mike Johnson and the difficult political calculus he faces. A look at coverage:
  • Maine shooting: Johnson talked to reporters about the mass shootings in Maine . "This is a dark time in America," he said,
...

Meet the House's Most Powerful Republican
Meet the House's
Most Powerful Republican
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Meet the House's Most Powerful Republican

Lack of baggage helped Mike Johnson rise to the top

(Newser) - House Speaker Mike Johnson's rise from relative obscurity to being the most powerful Republican in the House was a swift one. After more than three weeks without a speaker, House Republicans elected Johnson Tuesday around 16 hours after making him their latest nominee. In a post on X , the...

Mike Johnson to Be Least Experienced Speaker in Century

He gets 220 votes from House Republicans

(Newser) - The fourth time was a charm for House Republicans, who on Wednesday managed to come together and get one of their own over the 217 mark. In the House's fourth round of voting to elect a speaker following the ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy, Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana—...

Trump Gives Mike Johnson the Thumbs-Up

'GET IT DONE, FAST!' advises the former president

(Newser) - Could the fourth time be the charm for the House GOP? Politico seems to think so, noting that their pick of Rep. Mike Johnson as speaker nominee late Tuesday came with "no backbiting, no ultimatums, no snarky comments to reporters—just cheers and an overwhelming sense of relief."...

House GOP Prepares to Vote Again
GOP Picks Yet Another
Nominee for House Speaker
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GOP Picks Yet Another Nominee for House Speaker

This time it's Mike Johnson

(Newser) - Here we go again: House Republicans on Tuesday night chose their fourth nominee for Speaker of the House since Kevin McCarthy was ousted. Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana won the majority behind closed doors, and was later surrounded by supportive colleagues at a press conference who chanted, "Mike! Mike!...

After Angry Post From Trump, Speaker Nominee Drops Out

Tom Emmer dropped 4 hours after he was nominated

(Newser) - If you blinked Tuesday afternoon, you might have missed Rep. Tom Emmer's bid to become House speaker. Emmer, the No. 3 House Republican, was picked as the party's third nominee in three weeks Tuesday but he abruptly dropped out around four hours later when it became clear that...

GOP Picks Another Nominee for House Speaker

Rep. Tom Emmer wins, but whether he can get enough votes in the full House is uncertain

(Newser) - For the third time in as many weeks, Republicans have picked their nominee to become the next House speaker. Rep. Tom Emmer of Minnesota won on the fifth ballot Tuesday, though he has the same problem as Jim Jordan and Steve Scalise before him: It's unclear whether he can...

House GOP Looks to Go From 8 Hopefuls to 1

Vote on speaker candidates set for 9am ET

(Newser) - The three-week-old GOP leadership crisis could be resolved Tuesday, though some Republicans remain doubtful. House Republicans will gather at 9am ET to vote again for speaker after denying Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan. They'll choose between the eight candidates that remained on Monday night...

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