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Mike Johnson, House Speaker and Republicans

Speaker Mike Johnson says Trump is the coach calling plays. But what if coach changes his mind?

House Speaker Mike Johnson often says he sees himself as the quarterback and President-elect Donald Trump as the coach calling plays on their legislative priorities as Republicans take power in Washington.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

House Speaker Mike Johnson's victory came with a warning from hardline Republicans

House Republicans gave Mike Johnson the speaker's gavel on Friday – along with a warning. Nine GOP lawmakers at first either abstained from voting for Johnson or voted for a different person for speaker.

NBC News · 4d

Mike Johnson wins full term as House speaker after two Republicans change their votes: Highlights

Latest news and updates on the first day of Congress following last year's general election. Get the latest news as the new year kicks off in Washington.

Democrats, debt limit and Mike Johnson

Washington Examiner on MSN · 22h

Mike Johnson plans to use reconciliation to circumvent Democrats on debt limit fight

The debt limit fight arose in mid-December after President-elect Donald Trump demanded at the eleventh hour that Republicans include it in the government spending deal.

E&E · 7h

Johnson sticks with perilous debt ceiling plan

The speaker wants to raise the debt ceiling as part of one large budget reconciliation package. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) during a press conference Tuesday. Angelina Katsanis/POLITICO Trying to raise the debt limit in a massive reconciliation bill could completely derail an already messy process.

Washington Times · 1d

Speaker Johnson wants debt limit hike in budget package, doesn’t want help from Democrats

House Speaker Mike Johnson wants to include one of President-elect Donald Trump’s top priorities inside a colossal border and tax bill, a debt limit hike that will be hard to draw Republican support.

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The Hard Right Isn’t Mike Johnson’s Biggest Problem Anymore

Ever since Republicans took back control of the U.S. House in 2022, their biggest concern has been the unruly hard-right ...

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Mike Johnson touts new GOP agenda under Trump: ‘We’re going to be dismantling the deep state’

Fresh off his reelection as speaker, Mike Johnson hyped up Republicans’ ambitious agenda for the new year and pledged to take ...

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Johnson's future as speaker in question despite efforts to sway undecided Republicans

House Speaker Mike Johnson met with Republican holdouts to his bid to retain the gavel in the new Congress one day before the House convenes for the election.

Republicans still stuck on how to carry out Trump's agenda

If Trump continues his relatively neutral stance, Johnson and Thune will have to work it out among themselves. But even ...

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Trump set to meet with GOP lawmakers as party strategizes how to pass his agenda

President-elect Donald Trump has his hands full this week as he and Republicans on Capitol Hill work to strategize how to ...

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Johnson says no cuts to Social Security and Medicare to fund Trump's agenda

House Speaker Mike Johnson said cuts to Social Security and Medicare won't be part of the legislative plan being worked out ...

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'Can’t really start': GOP senators already doubting Trump’s strategy for first major bill

President-elect Donald Trump has been calling for "one powerful bill" in Congress that will address a variety of legislative ...

Mike Johnson Roasted Over What Could Be His Most Ironic Boast Yet

Mike Johnson brags about how fast the election certification was yesterday,” it captioned the clip. Commenters pointed out ...

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