Five Tax Loopholes for Mike Johnson's Chopping Block

Johnson brings defense chops to upcoming spending fight

New Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has spent the last couple years on the House Armed Services Committee, experience that will influence his handling of the upcoming fight with the Senate over the annual defense spending bill. While Johnson's ...

Nov. 24, 2023 - thehill.com - Just In News | The Hill

Mike Johnson expresses reservations over expelling Santos

The House is set to vote on expelling Rep. George Santos as soon as this week. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports on Speaker Mike Johnson's response to the efforts.

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House Speaker Mike Johnson has "reservations" about expelling George Santos

"There are people of good faith who make an argument, both pro and con, for the expulsion resolution for Santos," the Louisiana Republican said.

Nov. 29, 2023 - cbsnews.com - Politics - CBSNews.com

Steelers' Mike Tomlin says Diontae Johnson needs to address lack of effort with teammates, media

Tomlin added that Johnson can't let frustrations impact his play

Nov. 28, 2023 - cbssports.com - CBSSports.com Headlines - NFL

Mike Johnson's Rise to Speaker Cements Far-Right Takeover of GOP

After their party was decimated in the 2008 elections, mainstream Republican leaders believed they could harness rising far-right populist forces. Instead, they were overrun by them.

Nov. 25, 2023 - nytimes.com - NYT > Top Stories

Poll: 43% of American electorate doesn't know Speaker Mike Johnson

Among voters who do recognize his name, Johnson's net favorability rating is underwater.

Nov. 22, 2023 - nbcnews.com - NBC News Politics

House speaker Mike Johnson likened abortion to ‘American holocaust’

CNN airs clip from May last year in which then Louisiana congressman – a leading anti-abortion voice – made comparison. Before he became speaker of the US House of Representatives, the Louisiana Republican congressman Mike Johnson likened abortion ...

Nov. 22, 2023 - theguardian.com - The Guardian - Abortion

Speaker Mike Johnson meets with Trump after going 'all in' on former president

Mike Johnson met with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida Monday night

Nov. 21, 2023 - abcnews.go.com - ABC News: Top Stories - Donald Trump

House Speaker Mike Johnson meets with Trump after giving 2024 endorsement

Johnson met with the former president at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.

Nov. 21, 2023 - nbcnews.com - NBC News Politics - Donald Trump

House Speaker Mike Johnson meets with former President Donald Trump at Mar-A-Lago

House Speaker Mike Johnson met with former President Donald Trump at Mar-A-Lago on Monday night, sources told CBS News, nearly a week after Johnson endorsed Trump's 2024 bid for the White House. CBS News political director Fin Gómez has more on ...

Nov. 21, 2023 - cbsnews.com - Home - CBSNews.com - Donald Trump

House Speaker Mike Johnson Visits Trump at Mar-a-Lago

It was the speaker’s first trip to see the former president since he won his post, and it came as he faced anger from right-wing lawmakers for moving to fund the government.

Nov. 21, 2023 - nytimes.com - NYT > Top Stories - Donald Trump

Trump, Mike Johnson meet at Mar-a-Lago

Speaker Mike Johnson met with former President Trump on Monday night at Mar-a-Lago in Florida, a source familiar with the meeting confirmed to The Hill. Johnson was at Trump's estate for a fundraiser for Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.). It marked the ...

Nov. 21, 2023 - thehill.com - Just In News | The Hill - Donald Trump

I tried Mike Johnson’s favorite anti-porn app. It didn’t go well

The US House speaker is a longtime user of Covenant Eyes, in which an ‘accountability partner’ tracks the content on your phone. The first thing to say about Covenant Eyes, the anti-porn phone app used by the House speaker, Mike Johnson, is that ...

Nov. 21, 2023 - theguardian.com - The Guardian

New Speaker Mike Johnson Confronts Old GOP Problems as Honeymoon Period Ends

After Thanksgiving break, the speaker must get his fractious Republican conference to find agreement over spending bills.

Nov. 18, 2023 - online.wsj.com - WSJ.com: World News

Mike Johnson to publicly release 44,000 hours of sensitive January 6 footage

US House speaker to make good on promise to far-right Republicans including Matt Gaetz and Donald Trump. House speaker Mike Johnson said Friday he plans to publicly release thousands of hours of footage from the January 6, 2021, attack on the US ...

Nov. 18, 2023 - theguardian.com - The Guardian

House Speaker Mike Johnson Makes Public Security Video From Capitol Riot

A GOP-led panel plans to post online about 44,000 hours of video from the day a pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol.

Nov. 17, 2023 - online.wsj.com - WSJ.com: World News

Analysis: To Avoid a Government Shutdown, Unyielding Mike Johnson Yields

Speaker Mike Johnson chose avoiding a shutdown over a fiscal confrontation that Representative Mike Johnson might have welcomed.

Nov. 16, 2023 - nytimes.com - NYT > Top Stories

Can House Speaker Mike Johnson avoid Kevin McCarthy's fate?

More than 90 House Republicans voted against Speaker Mike Johnson's bill to keep the government funded. Washington Post national politics reporter Sabrina Rodriguez and Semafor political reporter Kadia Goba join "America Decides" to analyze the ...

Nov. 15, 2023 - cbsnews.com - Home - CBSNews.com - House

Far right criticises Mike Johnson over US funding bill – but so far his job looks safe

Republican House speaker needed Democratic support to avoid shutdown, just as Kevin McCarthy did before being ejected by his party. A leading member of the hard-right Freedom Caucus indicated trouble ahead for Mike Johnson, the new speaker, after ...

Nov. 15, 2023 - theguardian.com - The Guardian

How Democrats saved House Speaker Mike Johnson’s spending bill

House Speaker Mike Johnson’s spending bill received bipartisan support, but more Democrats voted to avoid a shutdown than Republicans. NBC News’ Julie Tsirkin explains what the Senate is expected to do next and speaks about the current state of ...

Nov. 15, 2023 - nbcnews.com - NBC News Politics - House

New TV ad targets Speaker Mike Johnson on Medicare, Social Security

An outside group is launching a new TV ad targeting House Speaker Mike Johnson in his own district on the issue of protecting Social Security and Medicare.

Nov. 15, 2023 - nbcnews.com - NBC News Politics

House Speaker Mike Johnson predicts 'bipartisan agreement' to fund government, avoid shutdown

House Speaker Mike Johnson said he expects to win bipartisan backing Tuesday for his "laddered" continuing resolution to fund the government.

Nov. 14, 2023 - cnbc.com - US Top News and Analysis

Speaker Mike Johnson says separation of church and state is a 'misnomer'

House Speaker Mike Johnson discussed his long-held opinion that the concept of the separation of church and state is a "misnomer" and is often misinterpreted.

Nov. 14, 2023 - nbcnews.com - NBC News Politics

Mike Johnson Endorses Trump for 2024 Republican Nomination

The new House speaker, who has defended the former president’s false 2020 election claims, is the highest-ranking Republican to back his comeback bid.

Nov. 14, 2023 - online.wsj.com - WSJ.com: World News - Donald Trump

How an Abortion Case Shaped House Speaker Mike Johnson’s Career

Battling a Louisiana abortion clinic was a career-making move for a young lawyer with conservative bona fides. And it was only the beginning.

Nov. 14, 2023 - nytimes.com - NYT > Top Stories - Abortion