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Johnson, House Speaker

USA TODAY on MSN · 2d

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 first either abstained from voting for Johnson or voted for a different person for speaker.

The Associated Press on MSN · 5d

House Speaker Mike Johnson held onto his job, but there are signs of trouble ahead

This time was supposed to be different. But while House Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday avoided the dayslong ordeal that his predecessor, Kevin McCarthy, endured to become speaker, his relatively swift victory was hardly a unifying moment.

Mike Johnson reelected as House speaker: What to know

Current Speaker Mike Johnson faces a leadership challenge on Friday as the new Congress convenes and elects the House speaker. Johnson faces opposition from some of his own GOP colleagues – despite backing from President-elect Donald Trump.

Democrats, debt limit and Mike Johnson

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.

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.

The Economist1h

Mike Johnson has his old job back, for now

First consider the uneasy re-election of Mike Johnson as House Speaker. Mr Johnson won near-unanimous support from his party ...

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Speaker Mike Johnson says Donald 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 ...

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The problem(s) with Mike Johnson’s dubious Thomas Jefferson quote

The problem is not just that Republican officials keep peddling fake quotes from the Founding Fathers. The problem is also ...

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Mike Johnson re-elected as speaker despite some opposition from the far-right

La., initially fell two votes short of holding onto the speaker's gavel on a first ballot. But after meeting with the speaker ...

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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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