GOP fumes over "embarrassing" defeat Republicans suffered stunning dual losses on Tuesday after key defections Salon · Feb 7, 2024
Republican-controlled House fails to pass bills, chaos hampers progress In this informative article, we explore the recent failure of Republican-controlled House to pass certain bills, including the impeachment of Homeland Secu... Top News · Feb 7, 2024
Republicans suffer embarrassing defeats on impeachment and aid package The House floor witnesses unexpected drama as Republicans fail to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas and pass an aid package for Israel. Top News · Feb 7, 2024
Vote to Impeach DHS Secretary Mayorkas Fails as House Republicans Don't Muster Enough Support A handful of holdout Republicans joined Democrats in rejecting the initiative Latin Times · Feb 7, 2024
Impeachment vote of Mayorkas in House fails due to tied vote In this informative report, we follow the ongoing impeachment vote of Alejandro Mayorkas in the House of Representatives, discussing the potential implicat... Top News · Feb 7, 2024
Scalise transplant and recovery will keep him out of Washington - Roll Call House Majority Leader Steve Scalise's office said recovery from a stem cell transplant will keep him from Washington this month. Roll Call · Jan 5, 2024
US House majority whip Tom Emmer endorses Trump for president Emmer completes full House of Republican leaders – Mike Johnson, Steve Scalise and Elise Stefanik – backing ex-president The Guardian - US · Jan 3, 2024
Liars, expulsions and near-fistfights: Congress plumbs the depths in 2023 From removing a House speaker and expelling an indicted member, it was not a great year for America’s representatives The Guardian - US · Dec 28, 2023
Partisans spar as House impeachment process advances - Roll Call The House Rules Committee set the framework Tuesday for votes this week on authorizing a Biden impeachment investigation. Roll Call · Dec 12, 2023
Liz Cheney is back and unloading on the current leaders of her ancestral GOP There is no good time for a book as critical of one's own party as Oath and Honor, but it is particularly uncomfortable for the GOP to be taking these punches right now. WEKU · Dec 2, 2023
House expels Rep. George Santos - Roll Call The House expelled New York Republican Rep. George Santos from the chamber Friday, ending a short and notorious congressional career. Roll Call · Dec 1, 2023
Trump actually needs more exposure It may be hard to believe, but Donald Trump is fading from some people's memories. It's time to remind them Salon · Nov 10, 2023
Rep. Brad Wenstrup to retire - Roll Call Rep. Brad Wenstrup, an Ohio Republican and podiatric surgeon announced late Thursday that he will retire at the end of this term. Roll Call · Nov 9, 2023
It's time to cancel Trump's reality show The threat of growing war leaves Trump looking so very small Salon · Nov 9, 2023
The Guardian - US · Nov 9, 2023 The public doesn’t understand the risks of a Trump victory. That’s the media’s fault With democracy in the balance, the press must relay the crucial importance of this election and the dangers of a Trump win
Roll Call · Nov 7, 2023 Scalise releases House calendar for 2024 - Roll Call The 2024 House calendar leaves no doubt it's an election year, with breaks for national party conventions and candidates' fall campaigning.
The Guardian - US · Oct 26, 2023 The Maga-fication of congressional Republicans is now complete Republicans have elected an obscure and extreme Trumpist, Mike Johnson, as speaker of the House
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
Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 26, 2023 The speaker of the U.S. House nobody knows, Mike Johnson I’ve been covering Congress for years, and I never heard of the man who was elected speaker on Wednesday, writes Washington Bureau Chief Lynn Sweet.
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
Chicago Sun-Times · 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.
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.