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Republican hard-liners defy Trump, Johnson as megabill fails to advance
House Republicans are working to get their mega-bill encompassing Trump's legislative agenda back on track Friday morning.
Speaker Mike Johnson's bluff-calling strategy reaches its limit: From the Politics Desk
Speaker Mike Johnson’s run of smooth sailing came to an abrupt end when he faced his first tangible setback on a massive ...
Mike Johnson has mountain to climb to pass GOP tax bill
With opposition from moderates and fiscal hawks in both the House and Senate, passing Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill" is an ...
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Mike Johnson Just Wrecked Trump’s Ugly “Working-Class GOP” Scam
Donald Trump talked a good game about raising taxes on the rich. Guess who benefits from a provision buried deep within the ...
Mike Johnson says he supports a stock trading ban — but has 'sympathy' for lawmakers who want to keep doing it
"I don't think we should have any appearance of impropriety," Johnson said, before adding that there's an "other side" to the ...
Johnson attempts to hold together fragile GOP coalition ahead of key committee votes on Trump agenda
House Republicans are heading into a blockbuster week for President Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill,” as Speaker Mike ...
Johnson eyes GOP victories in 2026 as Democrats are ‘in total disarray’
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) predicted Republicans can grow their majority in Congress in the 2026 elections, ...
Mike Johnson Contends With Republican Mistrust in Dash to Pass Tax Bill
GOP lawmakers are debating whether he can keep his word to rival Republican factions.
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Mike Johnson Contends With Republican Mistrust in Dash to Pass Tax Bill
Photo: Jose Luis Magana/Associated Press; Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg News WASHINGTON—As Speaker Mike Johnson (R., La.) sprints to pass the tax and spending bill in the next two weeks to fund ...