Speaker Johnson rolls out long-elusive deal to avert shutdown as border compromise takes shape
With about 12 days left until the first half of a partial government shutdown, House Speaker Mike Johnson announced a deal to keep the lights on. Mr. Johnson (R-Louisiana) announced a deal for a maximum discretionary budget of $1.59 trillion, hovering around the figure set in last year's debt ceiling deal, but mostly meeting Democratic […]
Speaker Mike Johnson asks Biden to Mar. 7 State of the Union
House Speaker Mike Johnson has invited President Biden to Congress for the annual State of the Union address, setting a historically late date in the midst of the presidential primary election. A brief two-sentence memo sent to the White House on Saturday asked Biden to appear before a joint session of Congress on Thursday, March […]
Speaker Johnson invites Biden to deliver State of the Union amid ‘moment of great challenge’
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GA House Speaker considers expanding health coverage in the state
Expanding Medicaid has long been politically impossible in Georgia. Now that's unthinkable. Georgia House Speaker John Burns said he wants lawmakers to consider expanding health insurance in the state as the legislative session begins Monday. But he is careful not to call it Medicaid expansion or, of course, “Obamacare.” Democrats troubled by past support for […]
Speaker Johnson fact-checks Jake Tapper into oblivion for defending Biden on the border crisis: ‘He went for a photo-op’
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R) on Wednesday repeatedly fact-checked CNN anchor Jake Tapper for shifting blame from President Joe Biden for the border crisis. Biden visits border Prime Minister Johnson and dozens of House Republicans traveled to the southern border on Wednesday to witness the crisis firsthand. In an interview with Tapper, Mr. Johnson insisted […]
GOP Speaker Mike Johnson Rebukes Senators, Pushes Comprehensive HR 2 Border Bill
“We have enacted common-sense laws to protect our borders, but they remain unaddressed. [Sen.] “I was on Chuck Schumer's desk for seven months,” House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) said at a news conference along the banks of the Rio Grande in Texas. More than 60 Republicans were scheduled to attend the news conference to tout […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson Holds Border Press Conference
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) led a group of 60 Republican lawmakers to the border to demonstrate President Joe Biden's refusal to protect families and communities from foreign immigrants. I'm on my way. he It is scheduled A press conference will be held at 3:30 ET at Shelby Park Boat Launch in Eagle Pass. The […]
House speaker noncommittal about supporting Senate deal linking Ukraine aid with border security
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) on Wednesday held back on his support for a bill that would tie billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine to U.S. border security measures. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is “closer” to a deal, as bipartisan negotiators have said. Senate Republicans, led by James Lankford of Missouri, have […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson leads GOP contingent to border
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) led a group of 64 Republicans on a visit to the besieged southern border on Wednesday to drum up calls for an immediate crackdown on illegal immigration. Prime Minister Johnson told reporters in Eagle Pass, Texas, that the country's increasingly porous borders are empowering cartels, putting migrants at risk and […]
Speaker Johnson delivers remarks on border security in Texas: Watch live
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) is scheduled to speak at a news conference in Eagle Pass, Texas, on Wednesday. Eagle Pass has become a vast makeshift campground as a record surge of migrants cross the U.S. southern border. Mr. Johnson is leading a delegation of about 60 Republicans to the Texas border city. Like many […]