Republicans slammed for booing reporter asking about overturning 2020 election One lawmaker told the reporter to ‘shut up’ The Independent UK · 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 Salon · Oct 25, 2023
Mike Johnson’s speaker win reveals the iron grip Trump still has on Republicans The previously little-known rightwinger from Louisiana shows all the hallmarks of the ex-president’s voice The Guardian - US · Oct 25, 2023
Mike Johnson helped Trump on January 6 - now he’s a threat to democracy Louisiana congressman known as ‘Maga Mike’, elected House speaker Wednesday, is staunch Trump supporter and election denier The Guardian - US · Oct 25, 2023
Morning Mail: Albanese meets Biden, low-carb beer warning, Maxwell blitzes Dutch in record century Trump fined for ‘blatant disobeyal’ of a gag order while in Gaza the humanitarian crisis is worsening by the hour, the UN says The Guardian - AU · 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 Conversation · Oct 25, 2023
Election denier, climate skeptic, anti-abortion: seven beliefs of new US House speaker Mike Johnson The relatively little-known Louisiana Republican has been thrust into the spotlight and the attention has fallen on his extreme beliefs The Guardian - US · Oct 25, 2023
Candidate favoured by Donald Trump is elected US House speaker to end political chaos Mike Johnson elected as the fourth Republican nominee after weeks of political infighting Evening Standard · Oct 25, 2023
Biden unconcerned over House Speaker Mike Johnson’s election subversion record The president’s answer came just minutes after Mr Johnson was elected speaker of the House The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2023
Republicans compared to "The Shining" In a recent segment of "The View," host Alyssa Farah Griffin gets horror vibes from a Republican press conference Salon · Oct 25, 2023
Trump shares screenshot of private texts from House speaker candidate Chuck Fleischmann said ‘all five’ House Speaker candidates were backing Donald Trump The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2023
Mike Johnson Is the Unlikely New Speaker of the House Johnson is a relative newcomer to Congress who has never even chaired a committee, and he is a close ally of former President Donald Trump. Reason · 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 Independent UK · Oct 25, 2023
House chooses speaker — Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana has Trump’s backing Republicans hope electing Johnson will unite their fractious majority and end weeks of chaos by elevating a little-known conservative to one of the highest seats of U.S. power. Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 25, 2023
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.
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 Guardian - US · Oct 25, 2023 Republican Mike Johnson elected House speaker after weeks of chaos Louisiana congressman – and the party’s fourth nominee – wins support of all 220 Republicans who cast a ballot
The Guardian - US · Oct 25, 2023 Who is Mike Johnson, the new Republican House speaker? Louisiana congressman is solid part of party’s right wing and played role assisting Trump’s efforts to overturn 2020 election
The Guardian - US · Oct 25, 2023 Conservative Mike Johnson wins House vote to become next speaker - as it happened The Louisiana conservative won US House speakership after unanimous support from Republicans, ending weeks of infighting
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
Reason · Oct 25, 2023 Trump's Stooges Flip Plus: Greta Thunberg gets booted from Israeli schools, Spain gets even less serious about work, regulating skyline views, and more...
The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2023 Trump congratulates speaker nominee Mike Johnson after slamming Emmer ‘I am not going to make an Endorsement in this race, because I COULD NEVER GO AGAINST ANY OF THESE FINE AND VERY TALENTED MEN,’ Trump says even as he urges GOP to ‘GET IT DONE, FAST!’
Roll Call · Oct 25, 2023 Johnson elected speaker for remainder of 118th Congress - Roll Call Weeks of infighting among House Republicans opened a lane for their fourth-round draft pick to claim the gavel Wednesday.
WEKU · Oct 25, 2023 Up First briefing: Concerns over Israel's war strategy; long COVID origins The U.S. has concerns violence in Israel and Gaza could spread in the region. Scientists are one step closer to understanding what causes long COVID.
The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2023 Who is new Speaker of the House Mike Johnson? Mike Johnson is a hardliner on abortion and LGBT+ rights, and led an effort to overturn the 2020 election results in swing states