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Mike Johnson, Trump

Speaker Mike Johnson says Trump is the coach calling plays. But what if coach changes his mind?

House Speaker Mike Johnson often says he sees himself as the quarterback and President-elect Donald Trump as the coach calling plays on their legislative priorities as Republicans take power in Washington.

Reuters on MSN · 5d

Trump's Republicans reelect Mike Johnson US House Speaker despite dissent

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson was reelected to the chamber's top job on Friday by a razor-thin margin that highlighted potential fissures among President-elect Donald Trump's Republicans on Capitol Hill.

Newsweek on MSN · 8d

Full List of Republicans Holding Out Support for Mike Johnson for Speaker

A widespread GOP revolt isn't needed to block Johnson from remaining as speaker. Republicans' razor-thin majority in the House leaves him room for only a single deflection, and one Republican has already said he's a hard no on the Louisiana Republican. This means he needs the support of every other Republican member of Congress.

Johnson, Democrats

Washington Examiner on MSN · 1d

Mike Johnson plans to use reconciliation to circumvent Democrats on debt limit fight

The debt limit fight arose in mid-December after President-elect Donald Trump demanded at the eleventh hour that Republicans include it in the government spending deal.

E&E · 22h

Johnson sticks with perilous debt ceiling plan

The speaker wants to raise the debt ceiling as part of one large budget reconciliation package. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) during a press conference Tuesday. Angelina Katsanis/POLITICO Trying to raise the debt limit in a massive reconciliation bill could completely derail an already messy process.

Washington Times · 1d

Speaker Johnson wants debt limit hike in budget package, doesn’t want help from Democrats

House Speaker Mike Johnson wants to include one of President-elect Donald Trump’s top priorities inside a colossal border and tax bill, a debt limit hike that will be hard to draw Republican support.

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House Speaker Mike Johnson's victory came with a warning from hardline Republicans

House Republicans gave Mike Johnson the speaker's gavel on Friday – along with a warning. Nine GOP lawmakers at ...

Mike Johnson wins full term as House speaker after two Republicans change their votes: Highlights

Latest news and updates on the first day of Congress following last year's general election. Get the latest news as the new ...

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The Hard Right Isn’t Mike Johnson’s Biggest Problem Anymore

Ever since Republicans took back control of the U.S. House in 2022, their biggest concern has been the unruly hard-right ...

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It’s the first major decision of Trump 2.0 and Republicans are split

Republicans aren’t putting on the pretense of pushing for bipartisanship. In either the one-bill or two-bill scenarios, ...

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Johnson's future as speaker in question despite efforts to sway undecided Republicans

House Speaker Mike Johnson met with Republican holdouts to his bid to retain the gavel in the new Congress one day before the House convenes for the election.

Republicans still stuck on how to carry out Trump's agenda

If Trump continues his relatively neutral stance, Johnson and Thune will have to work it out among themselves. But even ...

Mike Johnson Roasted Over What Could Be His Most Ironic Boast Yet

Mike Johnson brags about how fast the election certification was yesterday,” it captioned the clip. Commenters pointed out ...

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Johnson says no cuts to Social Security and Medicare to fund Trump's agenda

House Speaker Mike Johnson said cuts to Social Security and Medicare won't be part of the legislative plan being worked out ...

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