WASHINGTON (AA) – House Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday urged the Ethics Committee not to release its investigation into former Congressman Matt Gaetz. “I’m going to strongly request that the Ethics Committee not issue the report, because that is not the way we do things in the House,” Johnson said, according to the medi...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The Republicans are ready to deliver President-elect Donald Trump’s agenda, US House Speaker Mike Johnson said. “This leadership will hit the ground running to deliver President Trump’s agenda,” Johnson told reporters alongside the House of Representatives Republican leadership team. The Republic...
On MSNBC Friday night, New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez unexpectedly thanked Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson. She expressed appreciation for his admission that the GOP would try to repeal the CHIPS and Science Act if the party won control of Congress and the White House. The Act has created more than 115,000 ...
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson has criticized Democrats, claiming their rhetoric has incited dangerous actions. In an interview on ABC’s “This Week,” Johnson argued that top Democrats, including presidential nominee Kamala Harris, have labeled Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump a threat to democracy. Johns...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The speaker of the US House of Representatives on Sunday criticized federal disaster management efforts following Hurricane Helene, calling them a “massive failure” by the administration of President Joe Biden. Mike Johnson told Fox News that hundreds remained missing after the storm ravaged several southeastern states la...
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has announced that the Senate will intervene to prevent a government shutdown set for October 1. This follows a failed funding plan from House Speaker Mike Johnson, which lacked bipartisan support. Schumer criticized House Republicans for their inaction, stating, “They don’t seem to have any pla...
House of Representatives speaker Mike Johnson has vowed to conduct a “full investigation” of the shooting at a Donald Trump rally in Pennsylvania. “The American people deserve to know the truth,” he said in a statement on X. “We will have Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheattle and other appropriate officials fr...
Washington, United States – AFP Donald Trump enjoyed an effusive welcome on his return to Washington on Thursday as he rallied support from Republican lawmakers following his criminal conviction in New York. The former president, who is neck-and-neck with his successor Joe Biden in the race for the White House, thanked members of the Hou...
Senator Bernie Sanders has announced he will not attend Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s upcoming speech to Congress. Speaking on the Senate floor, Sanders expressed his dismay at bipartisan leaders, including House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, for inviting Netanyahu. No date has been set for the ...
A surge of Democratic dissent has emerged against House Speaker Mike Johnson’s invitation to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress. This comes as International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan seeks arrest warrants for Netanyahu and two other Israeli leaders. Democratic Republicans Scott Peters, Dan Kildee, an...
