It's time to cancel Trump's reality show The threat of growing war leaves Trump looking so very small Salon · Nov 9, 2023
House GOP demands testimony from Biden’s son and brother The subpoenas are the latest action in a long-running probe that has produced zero evidence of any wrongdoing by the president The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2023
Protesters removed for interrupting Jim Jordan’s free speech on college campuses hearing Approximately 10 demonstrators were arrested, Capitol Police said The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2023
Lawmakers unveil bipartisan bill to add privacy protections to surveillance law - Roll Call A bipartisan group of lawmakers rolled out legislation Tuesday that includes privacy protections for certain surveillance information. Roll Call · Nov 7, 2023
GOP Rep Ken Buck plots scorched-earth exit from Congress ‘Our nation is on a collision course with reality, and a steadfast commitment to truth — even uncomfortable truths — is the only way forward,’ outgoing GOP representatives says The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2023
Mike Johnson's speakership marks a new phase in the white evangelical-GOP alliance Johnson's election is the latest and perhaps most consequential event to date in the alliance of white evangelical Christians with the Republican Party. WEKU · Nov 4, 2023
Rep. Owens weighs intercepting a House Appropriations seat - Roll Call With a House Republican Appropriations seat still unfilled due to the past month's drama, a new contender is emerging: Utah's Burgess Owens. Roll Call · Nov 3, 2023
A growing threat of MAGA-on-GOP violence Conservatives are imperiling themselves when they unleash violence against their perceived enemies on the left Salon · Nov 2, 2023
GOP ready to exploit their own "crisis" The GOP's speaker debacle has resulted in the most radical leader of the House of Representatives in history Salon · Nov 1, 2023
Granger won't seek reelection in 2024 - Roll Call House Appropriations Chairwoman Kay Granger, R-Texas, will not run for reelection. She faced term limits on her committee leadership position. Roll Call · Nov 1, 2023
Whip it good? Not exactly, say Democrats after GOP speaker fight Republicans had a little trouble counting. Democratic whips explain what went wrong — and how Nancy Pelosi would never have allowed it. Roll Call · Oct 27, 2023
Republican divide keeps growing There are many reasons and rivalries fragmenting the Republicans today, but they can essentially be divided into two main factions: the Reality Caucus and the Chaos Caucus. Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 27, 2023
Democrats Say They're Fighting Inequality. But Many of Their Policies Favor the Rich. Over the last several years, they have worked nonstop to ease the tax burden of their high-income constituents. Reason · Oct 26, 2023
Mike Johnson as speaker shows ‘Maga is ascendant’ in Congress, Matt Gaetz says Far-right Florida congressman who triggered ousting of former speaker Kevin McCarthy says ‘the swamp is on the run’ The Guardian - US · Oct 26, 2023
The Guardian - US · Oct 26, 2023 Trumpist Mike Johnson is the US House speaker. There’s plenty to fear The newly elected speaker, Mike Johnson of Louisiana, had a leading role in trying to overturn the 2020 election
WEKU · Oct 26, 2023 Who is Mike Johnson? An ardent conservative who embraces far-right policies The new House speaker opposes abortion rights and same sex marriages. He's also an ally of former President Donald Trump who refused to certify the 2020 presidential election results.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2023 Thursday briefing: Mike Johnson is the new House of Representatives’ speaker, but for how long? After much ado, the GOP made their choice – a leading figure in the Republican attempt to overturn the 2020 election – but he faces the same bind as his predecessor
Salon · Oct 25, 2023 Johnson cements "extreme MAGA takeover" Johnson's win marks the first time the GOP has unanimously elected a speaker since elevating John Boehner in 2011
The Conversation · Oct 25, 2023 New House Speaker Mike Johnson leads a GOP majority weakened by decades of declining party authority After the House of Representatives took the unprecedented step on Oct. 3, 2023, of removing its own speaker, Kevin McCarthy of California, with eight Republicans joining all 208 voting Democrats to “vacate the chair,” what followed was weeks of uncertainty. Until conservative Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson was elected speaker of…
The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2023 House finally has a speaker as Mike Johnson wins after weeks of chaos Mike Johnson is a hardliner on abortion and LGBT+ rights and led an amicus brief to overturn the 2020 election results in swing states
The Texas Tribune · Oct 25, 2023 Texas Republicans unite to elect Mike Johnson as U.S. House Speaker All Texas Republicans in the U.S. House voted for Louisiana’s Mike Johnson to be speaker, ending a stalemate that has left the chamber leaderless for three weeks. Johnson is a deeply religious conservative who won the support of the party’s disparate factions.
Evening Standard · Oct 25, 2023 OPINION - Open revenge, payback and blood hatred in the race for Speaker of the House: this is Republican politics Almost every aspect of current Republican Party politics defies historical precedent and obvious logic. Even in the House of Representatives, where, traditionally, a save-our-jobs mentality has always maintained a relative stability, Congressional Republicans, over the past several weeks, have publicly broken down in comic and operatic ways.
Roll Call · Oct 25, 2023 In a raucous vote, House GOP picks a mild-mannered speaker The boos and cheers said it all during the vote for Mike Johnson, whose first speech as speaker was much more restrained.
The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2023 MSNBC host can’t contain laughter as McCarthy mulls new speaker bid ‘As your laughter suggests, this is probably not going to happen, but it’s being floated and we just report the news here,’ Ali Vitali says
The Guardian - US · Oct 25, 2023 Republicans heckle reporter for asking about efforts to overturn 2020 election Republicans boo Rachel Scott of ABC News for asking the latest speaker pick, Mike Johnson, question