The Latest Breaking News from Mike Johnson

GOP leaders twist arms, flip votes on mega rule

Major chunks of House Republicans’ pre-recess agenda were back on track Wednesday as GOP leaders narrowly corralled the votes to push through a rule for floor debate on several big-ticket pieces of legislation. The 216-210 vote on the rule came as there was no “Plan B” for the moment with…

Roll Call · Apr 29

Supreme Court invalidates Louisiana congressional map over race

The Supreme Court invalidated Louisiana’s congressional map Wednesday ahead of the midterm elections, in a decision that reshaped legal protections for minority voters and could lead to further redistricting nationwide. The 6-3 decision found that Louisiana should not have been forced to draw a second congressional map with a second…

Roll Call · Apr 29

UnitedHealthcare Fires Staffer After Viral 'Aww They Missed' Remark Regarding The Donald Trump Assassination Attempt

UnitedHealthcare fired a social media manager after she expressed sympathy for an assassination attempt on President Trump, highlighting the company's zero-tolerance policy on violence.

International Business Times UK · Apr 28

Correspondents' Dinner shooting fails to budge Democrats on DHS shutdown

"Using any one incidence of violence for a political end is pretty sad," said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

Axios · Apr 28

GOP leaders duke it out over DHS funding

Both are staking out public positions that could make a private deal harder to reach.

Axios · Apr 27

Trump shooting attempt puts heat on Mike Johnson and House Republicans to fund DHS — now

ANALYSIS: Democrats may have started out the gamesmanship on Homeland Security. But, Eric Garcia writes, every day Mike Johnson doesn’t pass a spending bill is a day Republicans own the shutdown

The Independent UK · Apr 27

Florida’s Republican governor unveils plan for redrawn congressional maps

Proposal from Ron DeSantis would net Republicans up to four additional US House seats ahead of midterm elections

The Guardian - US · Apr 27

Vance and Trump allies invoke ‘just war theory’ to legitimize Iran action. Experts say it ‘fails every single criteria’

IN FOCUS: ‘Trump's threat to end civilization is one of the most blatant violations of proportionality in the history of modern warfare,’ one expert tells Brendan Rascius

The Independent UK · Apr 26

Republican congressman absent over ‘personal health matter’, Johnson says

Tom Kean, who has not voted since 5 March and whose seat is top Democratic target, due back ‘very soon’, speaker says

The Guardian - US · Apr 24

Pence drops the diplomatic act saying Trump should’ve stayed in his lane after AI Jesus stunt and pope meltdown

Mike Pence just made it clear he thinks Donald Trump should’ve kept his hands off the pope’s job. The former vice president told MS NOW in an interview clip posted on April 23, 2026, that if he were still advising Trump, he’d tell him to “let the pope be the…

The Mary Sue · Apr 24