The Latest Breaking News from Mike Johnson

House GOP's main agenda: Impeach Biden

Sure, their first effort was an "unmitigated disaster" — according to them! But stay tuned for much more

Salon · Nov 17, 2023

The death of a "small government' GOP

Speaker Mike Johnson ushers in a new GOP era where "spending cuts" have given way to far-right obsessions

Salon · Nov 17, 2023

Biden signs stopgap funding bill to avert government shutdown

House and Senate both passed the stopgap bill this week, bringing some semblance of calm to a chaotic period in Congress – while also teeing up major fights about spending bills in the coming year

The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2023

Can Biden give us hope in dark times?

As we head into yet another Trump-Biden race in 2024, America is fueled by seething anger. Can we escape?

Salon · Nov 16, 2023

Government shutdown averted as Senate sends Biden funding bill: Live

House Speaker Mike Johnson’s two-step funding bill easily passed the US senate ahead of 17 November government shutdown deadline – after Democrats joined Republicans to pass vote in the lower chamber

The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2023

Senate passes stopgap spending bill, avoiding the threat of a shutdown

The Senate has approved a stopgap spending bill to fund the government into early next year.

WEKU · Nov 16, 2023

Pat Fallon says he changed his mind about running for Texas Senate after pleas from his son and Mike Johnson

The second-term congressman pulled out of a run for Senate after both Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson courted him into their ranks.

The Texas Tribune · Nov 15, 2023

Senate votes to keep government open amid wide gulf on spending - Roll Call

A stopgap spending measure to keep the government operating into early 2024 is headed to President Joe Biden's desk.

Roll Call · Nov 15, 2023

MAGA rages at speaker averting shutdown

Knives out for Mike Johnson over what Steve Bannon described as "abject surrender"

Salon · Nov 15, 2023

Far right criticises Mike Johnson over US funding bill – but so far his job looks safe

Republican House speaker needed Democratic support to avoid shutdown, just as Kevin McCarthy did before being ejected by his party

The Guardian - US · Nov 15, 2023