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Biden's Immigration Shift Worries Some Democrats

Change puts president where he had long been on the issue

(Newser) - At least partly to secure support for military aid to Ukraine and Israel, President Biden has been willing recently to negotiate with congressional Republicans on immigration legislation. One result is being worked on in the Senate now, a measure that would restrict migrants' ability to claim asylum at the US-Mexico...

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...

Johnson Sets Late Date for Biden's State of the Union

Speaker sends formal invitation to White House

(Newser) - House Speaker Mike Johnson has extended the usual formal invitation to President Biden to deliver the State of the Union address, but it's a ways off. Johnson's letter, sent Saturday, sets March 7, a Thursday, for the event, Politico reports. Until now, March 1 is the latest in...

House Greenlights Biden Impeachment Inquiry

Vote formalizes the House impeachment inquiry into Biden and his alleged business dealings

(Newser) - The House voted Wednesday to formally authorize the impeachment inquiry into President Biden—a step designed to give the investigators a legal leg up. NBC News reports House Republicans expect it will give them the "ability to better enforce their subpoenas in the courts." Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim...

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&#39;s First Test, Unusual Plan May Save Him
Johnson's Plan to
Avoid Shutdown Pays Off
UPDATED
Nov 14, 2023 5:20 PM CST

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...

Johnson Announces Funding Plan to GOP

New speaker tells members this isn't his mess

(Newser) - House Speaker Mike Johnson told his GOP conference on Saturday, with just five workdays left before the deadline, that he's decided on a plan to avoid a government shutdown. As crunch time approaches, the new speaker said, "I wasn't the architect of the mess we are in"...

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...

House Approves Taking Money From IRS, Sending It to Israel

Biden, Senate Democrats say they won't approve splitting off funding for Ukraine

(Newser) - The Republican-run House approved $14 billion in emergency assistance for Israel on Thursday, but it has strings attached that President Biden and Senate leaders say they won't accept. The bill would cut about the same amount of funding from the Internal Revenue Service, the Washington Post reports. And the...

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&#39;t Guns, It&#39;s the &#39;Human Heart&#39;
New Speaker's Faith-Based
Views in the Spotlight
the rundown
Oct 27, 2023 9:34 AM CDT

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...

Dems Tried, Now GOP Takes a Swing at Booting Santos

New York Republicans make good on threat to make a motion to expel freshman congressman

(Newser) - Earlier this month, a group of House Republicans announced they'd seek to purge a fellow New York congressman from their ranks, with one calling Rep. George Santos "a stain on the institution." Now, they're making good on their plans. The Hill reports that on Thursday, Rep....

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&#39;s Most Powerful Republican
Meet the House's
Most Powerful Republican
THE RUNDOWN
Oct 25, 2023 2:40 PM CDT

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."...

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