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Kent Nishimura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Ahead of her meeting with Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday, Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene shared her list of demands for the speaker amid her push to oust him from the House’s top job. Greene’s four requests — which she said were “simple and easy for Mike Johnson to follow” […]

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Speaker Mike Johnson and other House Republicans are stepping up their criticism of the college protests happening nationwide in connection to the Israel-Hamas war. Johnson, speaking on Tuesday alongside other GOP leaders at their weekly press conference, denounced the latest developments at Columbia University and called on President Joe Biden […]

Alex Kent/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Speaker Mike Johnson, claiming that Hamas supports the pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protests at Columbia University and other of the U.S. colleges, on Thursday threatened congressional intervention, including pulling federal funding from the institutions. “The things that have happened at the hands of Hamas are horrific, and yet these protestors are […]

Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday defended his leadership strategy ahead of a meeting with fellow Republican Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene, who has threatened to remove Johnson from his post. It will be their first sit-down since Greene introduced a motion to vacate the speaker’s chair before the House broke […]

Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Mike Johnson said Thursday that his message to the GOP conference is to “stick together” and “get the job done” to expand the House majority — a priority in an election year where the party has a razor-thin House majority. Johnson’s comments came at the House Republican retreat […]

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden’s national security adviser on Sunday pushed Speaker Mike Johnson to put a bipartisan Senate foreign aid bill to a vote in the House, arguing that doing so could help turn the tide in Ukraine’s war against Russia’s invasion. “This is one of those instances where one person […]

Bloomberg Creative Photos/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday led a delegation of 64 Republicans in a trip to the southern border as the GOP seeks to ramp up election-year pressure on President Joe Biden and Democrats to reach a deal on immigration restrictions. The group toured the Eagle Pass, Texas, port […]

Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday that he has “real reservations” about the upcoming vote to expel Rep. George Santos, citing concerns that removing a member without being convicted would establish a bad precedent. But despite those reservations, Santos appears poised to become the sixth member in history to be […]

Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Newly minted House Speaker Mike Johnson met with former President Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Monday night, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. The meeting, which took place at a fundraiser for Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., marked the first time […]

Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With just six days until a government shutdown, newly-elected House Speaker Mike Johnson is pitching Republicans Saturday on his plan to avert a shutdown. Johnson told the Republican lawmakers on a conference call that he is moving forward with a two-step government funding plan in what Johnson described as a “laddered […]