by James Fite | Apr 19, 2024 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
Despite continued threats to his position, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) assured his colleagues Thursday, April 19, that he won’t seek to implement a minimum threshold on a vote to oust him. The speaker had reportedly been flirting with the idea of ending the...
by James Fite | Apr 13, 2024 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
The US House of Representatives renewed authorization for Section 702 of FISA yesterday, April 12. But there’s a catch – well, a couple, actually. After two days of legislative lockdown thanks to a rebellion in the House GOP, an agreement was reached to push the bill...
by Liberty Nation Authors | Mar 22, 2024 | Articles, Politics
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) filed a motion to remove House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) Friday, March 22. Rep. Greene made the motion as the House voted on the $1.2 trillion funding package to avert a shutdown, which was also the catalyst for this...
by James Fite | Jan 12, 2024 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
Barely a week remains before 20% of the government runs out of funding, with the rest expiring on February 2. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) has a deal with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on a top-line spending number – and the upper chamber...
by Liberty Nation Authors | Oct 25, 2023 | Articles, Politics
Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) has won the contest to be Speaker of the House with 220 votes against 209 today, October 25. He is the fourth nominee that the party has put forward since Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was ousted three weeks ago, each contender fell before racking up...