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Speaker Johnson seeks to 'calm the waters' in address to U.K. Parliament
House Speaker Mike Johnson's Tuesday address to the U.K. Parliament was planned long before the growing rift between the U.S. and its…
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House Speaker Mike Johnson says he doesn't see 'any necessity' for war with Iran
House Speaker Mike Johnson does not see the U.S. going to war against Iran, despite President Trump threatening military intervention if…
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Democrats' report accuses Speaker Johnson of wielding House rules to 'rubber stamp' Trump agenda
Democrats say House Republicans have effectively transformed themselves into a "rubber stamp" for President Trump and his wealthy allies…
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Nancy Pelosi predicts Democrats will win the House and Hakeem Jeffries will become speaker
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is convinced that Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries will be gaveling the U.S. House to order after next…
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Speaker Johnson: Emails to show FBI warned Biden DOJ it lacked probable cause to raid Mar-a-Lago
Emails that the Justice Department is set to hand over to Congress will show the FBI warning Biden administration officials that they did…
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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore calls special session to elect new House speaker
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has called for a special session next week to pick a replacement for outgoing House Speaker Adrienne Jones. Source…
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Speaker Johnson pleads with Republicans to keep concerns private after tumultuous week
House Speaker Mike Johnson is imploring his fellow Republicans to stop venting their frustrations in public and bring their complaints to…
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Speaker Johnson Proves the Necessity of Reviving the Nondelegation Doctrine | National Review
The Supreme Court should rule that Congress can’t surrender its core legislative powers, including over tariffs, to the president. Source…
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House Speaker Mike Johnson insists President Trump has 'clean hands' in Epstein case
House Speaker Mike Johnson says the push to release the Epstein files is nothing more than a "political exercise" meant to make President…
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Trump administration can't tap contingency fund to pay for SNAP benefits, Speaker Johnson says
House Speaker Mike Johnson said Monday the Trump administration cannot legally tap into a $5 billion Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…
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Speaker Johnson pledges not to block vote to release government's Epstein files
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday said that he would not stand in the way of allowing a vote on a bill to force the Justice Department…
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House Speaker Mike Johnson on Trump's commutation of Santos' sentence: 'We believe in redemption'
House Speaker Mike Johnson is defending President Trump's decision to grant former Rep. George Santos clemency after he was sentenced to…
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Commons open to espionage after China spying charges dropped, says speaker
The Speaker of the Commons has said that the decision to drop the charges against two men accused of spying for China could leave…
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Sonos CEO to step down after disastrous app overhaul
Sonos Chief Executive Patrick Spence is stepping down and leaving the company’s board in a shake-up that comes as the wireless speaker…
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Poland to hold presidential election on May 18, says parliament speaker who will run in it
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The head of Poland's parliament said Wednesday that the country's presidential election will be held on May 18, with…
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GOP Finally Elects Mike Johnson as Speaker, in Sign of Chaos to Come
House Speaker Mike Johnson ultimately retained his gavel Friday afternoon. The Louisiana Republican was able to convince Representatives…
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Messy Speaker Vote Shows How Much Danger Mike Johnson Is in
Matthew Livelsberger and Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar, recently named by law enforcement as the suspects in the Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion…
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Struggling Mike Johnson Barely Unites His Own Party in Speaker Vote
House Speaker Mike Johnson nearly lost the first floor vote Friday to retain the gavel. When the vote was unofficially called, a handful…
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Struggling Mike Johnson Barely Unites His Own Party in Speaker Vote
House Speaker Mike Johnson nearly lost the first floor vote Friday to retain the gavel. When the vote was unofficially called, a handful…
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Mike Johnson Is in for a Long, Ugly House Speaker Vote
House Speaker Mike Johnson has a slim shot at keeping his gavel Friday, as dozens of Republicans reportedly remain uncommitted to…
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Trump Sets Up Ultimate Loyalty Test in House Speaker Race
“The Department of Defense is in the process of delivering hundreds of thousands of artillery rounds, thousands of rockets, and hundreds…
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Mike Johnson's odds of being House speaker as Republicans stay divided
House Speaker Mike Johnson's betting odds of clinching the speakership again are just shy of 75 percent on prediction market website…
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Liberian speaker denies links to parliament fire
The speaker of Liberia's House of Representatives has denied being involved in a huge fire at the West African nation's legislature.…
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MTG Suddenly Calls for Elon Musk to Take Over as House Speaker
Musk has been crusading against Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson’s bipartisan spending bill, which would avert a government shutdown.…