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Speaker Johnson Endorses Byron Donalds for Florida Governor

Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has announced that he's endorsing Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) for Florida governor. In a statement first reported by Politico Playbook, Johnson said: "Byron Donalds is a principled conservative leader who Floridians can trust as their next Governor. "In Congress, Byron has been tenacious in…

Speaker Johnson: ‘Elon Has Cracked the Code’ to Expose the ‘Belly of the Beast’

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is heaping praise on President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and its head, Elon Musk. Johnson is crediting Musk and DOGE for exposing decades of hidden government spending that funneled taxpayer dollars to liberal allies and expanded federal bureaucracy. Speaking on Fox News’s…

Biden ‘Completely Unaware’ About Green Agenda Policy ‘He’ Signed: ‘I Didn’t Do That’

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has expressed deep concerns after it emerged that President Joe Biden is completely unaware of a green agenda executive order that he supposedly signed. Johnson blasted Biden’s decision to use executive authority to pause liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to Europe. The speaker argues that…

Speaker Johnson Blames Biden and Democrats for New Year’s Terrorist Attack: ‘Dereliction of Duty’

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has blamed the Democrats for their "dereliction of duty" that led to the New Year's Day terrorist attack in New Orleans. Johnson said the GOP has been "ringing the alarms" that have gone unheeded, the Washington Examiner reported. Early Wednesday morning, a 42-year-old Islamic terrorist…

Proposed Rule Could Change Dynamics of House Speaker Removal

A new rule being proposed to lawmakers in Congress could change how challenges are mounted against the House speaker. The rule, which faces a crucial vote in the House, might soon alter the dynamics regarding a speaker's removal from power. This change emerges from a recently released House Republicans' rules…

Speaker Johnson Scores Low Approval Rating in AmericaFest Poll

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) doesn't seem to be ending his year on a high note, a new straw poll among Republicans has revealed. Many Republicans appear to have lost faith in Johnson over how he handled the spending bill debacle. According to Breitbart, the results of a straw poll…

Republicans Float Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy to Replace Johnson as House Speaker

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is facing mutiny among the Republican Party following outrage over his pork-filled spending deal. Among the revolt, some GOP lawmakers are already putting names forward for Johnson's replacement as speaker of the House. In recent years, some rebellious Republicans have called for President Donald Trump…

Republicans Sink Johnson’s Spending Deal Following Pressure from Trump, Elon Musk

Republicans have sunk House Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-LA) massive pork-packed Continuing Resolution (CR) spending deal. GOP lawmakers turned against the bill following pressure from President Donald Trump and Elon Musk. The Washington Post reported that the deal is now officially dead. However, Johnson has not outlined what his backup plan is.…

CR Bill to Use Taxpayer Money to Fund State Department Agency Behind Censorship, Blacklisting of Americans

The continuing resolution (CR) bill currently being hammered out among lawmakers on Capitol Hill is provoking outrage over the pork that the legislation has been packed with. Buried in the 1,547-page, $110 billion omnibus bill masquerading as a continuing resolution is taxpayer funding for a State Department agency that was…

House Passes Bill That Gives Trump More Federal Judge Appointments, Despite Biden’s Veto Threat

Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives have passed a once-bipartisan bill that would allow President Donald Trump to appoint more federal judges. The House passed the legislation on Thursday that authorizes 63 new permanent district judgeships over the next 10 years. 22 of those judgeships would be filled by…