Speaker Johnson shuttered the House and amassed quiet power with Trump
After refusing to convene the U.S. House during the government shutdown, Speaker Mike Johnson is recalling lawmakers back ...
The Hill
Mike Johnson is a great cheerleader for Trump, but a horrible Speaker
Just over 21 years ago, Barack Obama, then an Illinois state senator, electrified the Democratic National Convention with his keynote address. In that speech, he offered a unifying vision for this ...
The New York Times
Keeping the House Absent, Johnson Marginalizes Congress and Himself
The speaker’s decision to hold the House in an indefinite hiatus during the shutdown is his latest move to diminish the role of the legislative branch — and his own post. With the House on hiatus, ...
New York Post
Speaker Johnson tries to court Taylor Greene, invites her to help tackle Obamacare subsidies after shutdown revolt
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson has made overtures to firebrand Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene after she publicly revolted against the GOP’s strategy in the government shutdown fight and called ...
MSNBC
Mike Johnson’s go-to approach for confronting GOP scandals? Burying his head in the sand
This is an adapted excerpt from the Oct. 21 episode of “The Briefing with Jen Psaki.” In a jaw-dropping report on Tuesday, The New York Times revealed that Donald Trump is demanding that the Justice ...