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Mike Johnson says failed border deal ‘dead on arrival’ in the House
House Republicans dismissed Democratic plans to bring a failed border deal up for a vote in the Senate this week as an attempt to provide political “cover” to Democrats running in swing states this fall. In a Monday statement, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) announced the border bill, should it pass the Senate, is “dead on […]
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Mike Johnson caught in Hawley war path over radiation compensation fund
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) is picking a very public fight with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) over a bill to compensate radiation victims in his home state of Missouri. The freshman senator, a loud critic of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), is not known for holding his tongue when it comes to leadership. But he’s […]
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Marjorie Taylor Greene risks evangelical support over attacks on Mike Johnson
Marjorie Taylor Greene lost her battle to vacate the speaker’s chair last week. But her civil war against Speaker Mike Johnson isn’t letting up, and the crusade could strain her relationship with the evangelicals with whom she's typically aligned. Greene has been going off on Johnson throughout the week, bashing his photo-op at Donald Trump's hush money trial and claiming Johnson should have remained in Washington to act on right-wing priorities — such as defunding special counsel Jack Smith....