GOP, Mike Johnson and Marjorie Taylor Greene
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House Speaker Mike Johnson will hold his daily press conference Wednesday morning as pressure mounts on both sides of the aisle to reopen the government after funding lapsed nearly a month ago.
Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene spoke up on a private GOP conference call Tuesday and urged leadership to bring the House back.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, Rep. Brian Mast and others call on Democrats to fund the government as employees work without pay.
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Art of the Conceal — Speaker Mike Johnson Has Turned Playing Dumb Into a Strategy to Ignore Trump
From ICE purges to DOJ meddling, the Speaker’s go-to line isn’t just evasive — it’s emblematic of a Congress content to play dumb while power drifts to Trump.
Donald Trump has privately joked, “I’m the speaker and the president.” Johnson could easily disprove the humiliating joke, but he’s choosing not to.
House Speaker Mike Johnson announced on Monday that around $5 billion in contingency funds are “not legally available” to cover Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits amid the ongoing government shutdown.