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Bob Good to Speaker Johnson: ‘Don’t assume you have our votes’ 

Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.) on Friday warned House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) about the House Freedom Caucus' support of the bill. “Don't assume we have your vote for things that don't matter when we don't want you to vote for things that matter,” the Freedom Caucus chairman told the host of “The Hill On.” In […]

Lawmakers urge Speaker Johnson to bring stock trading ban to floor for vote

More than 20 lawmakers on Friday called on House leadership to bring to the floor for a vote a bill that would ban members from participating in the stock market. The group said in a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (New York), and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (New […]

Democrats Promise to Bail out Speaker Johnson if He Backs Immigration Plot

House Democrats say they will help House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) do the 'right thing' and pass an immigration bill that does little to combat the unfolding border crisis under President Joe Biden He promised to bail out the chairman if he did. Prime Minister Johnson said he opposes the immigration deal reached by Sen. […]

Johnson feels heat from Trump, conservatives to reject Senate border deal

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) is under pressure from conservatives and former President Trump to reject the newly emerged bipartisan border and Ukraine aid package, despite pressure from Senate Republicans and the White House. I'm under pressure. Republican senators supporting the deal argue that the use of Ukraine aid gives them a unique opportunity to […]

House votes to avoid government shutdown after Speaker Johnson bucks GOP rebels

The House of Commons voted to proceed with the government's short-term funding extension. The bill now heads to President Biden's desk and must be signed by him by the evening of January 19th to avoid a partial government shutdown. House leaders rushed the bill, known as a continuing resolution, to the floor Thursday afternoon, shortly […]

Johnson ‘not worried’ about Greene threat about ousting him as Speaker

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) threatened to move Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) to resign on Wednesday if she passes a budget continuation resolution during the crisis. He later said he was “not worried” about being forced out of his job. Funding negotiations currently underway. Prime Minister Johnson is in the midst of difficult negotiations […]

Jimmie Johnson thanks supporters after in-laws’ murder-suicide

NASCAR legend Jimmie Johnson made his first public comment this week about the tragedy that struck his family last summer. Johnson's in-laws and nephew were found dead in their Oklahoma home last June in an apparent murder-suicide, shocking the family. The seven-time NASCAR champion hasn't said anything about the event since his July 2023 Instagram […]