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Mike Johnson hit with new Republican dissent over shutdown strategy in private call

Republican dissent over House Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) shutdown strategy spilled out on a private GOP call this afternoon, with Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas.) adding himself to the growing list of ... Read More

Mike Johnson Gets Dragged For Claiming He’s ‘Working Overtime’ 28 Days Into A Shutdown

Poor baby Mike is tired… How about the families who are about to lose their health insurance?” Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.) wrote on X. Read More

Marjorie Taylor Greene vents frustration over shutdown strategy at Speaker Johnson on private call with House Republicans

House Speaker Mike Johnson and GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene went back-and-forth during a private call with House Republicans on Tuesday, according to one source on the call, as tensions rise during ... Read More

Jon Stewart roasts Mike Johnson for not following Trump news

Comedian Jon Stewart on Monday took aim at House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) for repeatedly saying he does not follow news about President Trump when asked by reporters. In his Monday night ... Read More

Tempers flare between Democratic senators and Speaker Johnson over Grijalva’s swearing in and shutdown strategy

(CNN) — Arizona’s Democratic senators got into a hallway confrontation with Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday as the government shutdown’s eighth day dragged on. The clash between ... Read More

Military wife confronts Mike Johnson as shutdown drags on, says her kids 'could die'

WASHINGTON – A string of Americans frustrated by the government shutdown called into C-SPAN on Thursday, Oct. 9, to confront House Speaker Mike Johnson. In one particularly dramatic exchange, a woman ... Read More

Arizona AG threatens Mike Johnson with legal action for not swearing in Adelita Grijalva

WASHINGTON - Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes threatened House Speaker Mike Johnson with legal action if he didn’t formally swear in Democratic Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, who won the special ... Read More

House Speaker Mike Johnson rejects standalone bill to pay US troops, adds feds ‘should’ get back pay as shutdown drags on

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) rejected voting on a standalone bill to fund US military members’ salaries Wednesday, as the federal government shutdown entered its second week. Read More