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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) privately told House GOP lawmakers to remove him from the speakership if he can't get President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" passed, Politico reported on Thur...
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House Speaker Mike Johnson is celebrating the passing of a House budget resolution that sets the stage for policy discussions on a new budget plan.
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Trump and Mike Johnson failed to convince enough deficit hawks to back the latest budget plan for the president’s agenda — forcing the speaker to punt his planned Wednesday vote on the resolution and...
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'Blood oath': Mike Johnson told GOP to fire him as speaker if he failed to pass MAGA bill
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) privately told House GOP lawmakers to remove him from the speakership if he can't get President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" passed, Politico reported on Thursday.
MAGA Rep. Tells Mike Johnson 'I Rebuke You in the Name of Jesus!' In GOP Budget Meeting
NOTUS reported that tensions boiled over in a closed-door House GOP meeting on Tuesday, at which point MAGA Rep. Greg Steube of Florida exploded at House Speaker Mike Johnson; calling him a liar and telling him "I rebuke you in the name of Jesus!
Mike Johnson risks opening up a second front in the House GOP's budget revolt
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is angling to use a key budget vote to crush Democrats' plan to force a vote on blocking President Trump's across-the-board tariffs. Why it matters: The move could invite opposition from a cohort of free trade-minded GOP lawmakers who are increasingly uneasy with the White House's trade policies and the resulting stock market turmoil.
Johnson reacts to House resolution vote to begin Trump budget work
House Speaker Mike Johnson is celebrating the passing of a House budget resolution that sets the stage for policy discussions on a new budget plan. Johnson thanked President Trump for his support rallying the votes needed from Republican lawmakers.
Mike Johnson Made the Easy Part Look Hard
Republicans passed a budget—barely. But they still haven’t resolved their biggest disagreements over Trump’s agenda.
House GOP approves framework for Trump's big bill after intense wrangling wins over GOP holdouts
House Republicans narrowly approved their budget framework on Thursday, a political turnaround after Speaker Mike Johnson worked into the night to satisfy GOP holdouts who had refused to advance trillions of dollars in tax breaks without deeper spending cuts.
A brutal blow for Johnson and Trump
Trump and Mike Johnson failed to convince enough deficit hawks to back the latest budget plan for the president’s agenda — forcing the speaker to punt his planned Wednesday vote.
Johnson vows to try again after GOP holdouts block action on Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ budget bill
After abruptly halting votes, House Speaker Mike Johnson vowed to try again Thursday to approve a Republican budget framework, having worked into the night to satisfy GOP holdouts who refused to advance trillions of dollars in tax breaks without deeper spending cuts.
What's the status of the budget bill?
Some Republicans are stalling action on President Donald Trump’s bill consisting of tax breaks and spending cuts. House Speaker Mike Johnson wants to move the process forward before legislators leave Washington,
A win for Mike Johnson? The finish line of the speaker’s budget marathon is still far in the distance
ANALYSIS: The GOP has a long way to go before legislation extending the Trump tax cuts and cutting federal spending makes it into law, writes John Bowden
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Speaker Johnson 'humiliated' after canceling vote on Trump's 'big beautiful bill' despite promise
Johnson said prior to the cancellation that he was sure he could get the votes to advance the bill but soon came to terms with the fact that he did not have the votes due to holdouts from several memb
Mike Johnson punts House vote on Trump tax agenda after GOP rebellion threatened defeat
Some conservatives are also wary of congressional leaders looking to use the current policy baseline to factor the total amount of dollars the bill will add to the federal deficit. The current policy baseline allows lawmakers to essentially zero out the cost of extending Trump's 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) because they are already in effect.
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GOP Lawmaker Scolds Mike Johnson 'In the Name of Jesus' For Opposing Proxy Voting for New Parents: Report
As Speaker Johnson scrambles for budget votes, Greg Steube's frustration over his opposition to proxy voting for new moms boiled over.
Speaker Johnson scraps vote on budget blueprint for Trump’s agenda just day after prez urged lawmakers to ‘stop grandstanding’
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) huddled with hardliners for about an hour before deciding that the GOP would have to punt the vote by at least one day so lawmakers could iron out their differences.
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Speaker Johnson Caught Reading Drudge Report Headline About Stock Market Crash in Middle of Trump Speech
During the speech, Johnson was spotted by NOTUS reporter Jasmine Wright checking his phone, scrolling through the Drudge Report -- with a top headline at the time about the stock market crash. The post Speaker Johnson Caught Reading Drudge Report Headline About Stock Market Crash in Middle of Trump Speech first appeared on Mediaite.
Mike Johnson caught looking at headlines about tanking economy as Trump boasts about his achievements on stage
Mike Johnson caught looking at headlines about tanking economy as Trump boasts about his achievements on stage - At a fundraiser for the National Republican Congressional Committee Tuesday night, the
Tensions arise over Speaker Mike Johnson's efforts to bring Rep. Elise Stefanik back into the fold
After Trump pulled Stefanik’s nomination to be U.S. ambassador to the U.N., Johnson faces a conundrum of how to place her on a key House committee.
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