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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) told reporters today Congress doesn’t need to weigh in on the current military conflict between the U.S. and Iran because – according to Johnson – the U.S. is “not at war.” Continue reading “Mike Johnson: U.S. Is “Not At War” With Iran”
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) defended Donald Trump’s feces video released over the weekend showing Trump flying a fighter jet wearing a king’s crown and dropping shit on Americans at No Kings rallies.
At a press conference, a reporter noted that Johnson had called the demonstrations “Hate America Rallies,” then pointed to Trump’s video of him pooping on the American people.
Johnson’s take was that Trump was “effective” at using “satire to make a point.” Continue reading “Johnson Defends Trump’s Poop Video As ‘Effective Satire’”
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) took time out of his busy schedule – what with the government shutdown now for 17 days and the House adjourned – to put out a lengthy statement about the many ‘No Kings’ rallies scheduled to take place all across the country casting the events as “hate America” rallies. Continue reading “Republicans Are Really Wetting Themselves Over Upcoming ‘No Kings’ Rallies”
House Speaker Mike Johnson is delaying the swearing in of Representative-Elect Adelita Grijalva, who just won the race for Arizona’s 7th Congressional District on Tuesday in an expected landslide. Continue reading “Johnson Delays Swearing In New Rep To Block Release Of Epstein Files”
UPDATE: After a roughly 45-minute standoff, Reps. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) and Keith Self (R-Texas) switched to voting for Johnson, giving Johnson the 218 votes he needed to secure the gavel without a multi-ballot fight.
BREAKING: Mike Johnson reelected as speaker after brief revolthttps://t.co/yCsmenroUm
— Axios (@axios) January 3, 2025
Mike Johnson came up two votes short in his bid for reelection as Speaker of the House on the first round of voting. Continue reading “Mike Johnson Almost Loses Speaker Of The House Vote”
Some news items you might have missed: • The Advocate: Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, the first Senate-confirmed gay Cabinet member, has shared a warm remembrance of former President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at age 100. • LGBTQ Nation: In his “Icon of the Year” interview with TIME Magazine, Elton John reveals what ended his years-long addiction to cocaine. Continue reading “Pete Buttigieg On Jimmy Carter + Elton John + More News”
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) announced today that transgender women are not permitted to single-sex bathrooms in the Capitol that match their gender identity, taking a stance on the hot-button issue that has overtaken the Capitol in recent days. Continue reading “Speaker Johnson Bans Trans Women From Capitol Restrooms”
Some news items you might have missed: • AP News: Naval Academy plebes took two hours, 19 minutes, and 11 seconds to accomplish this year’s Herndon Climb – scaling a greased obelisk and swapping out a cup with a cap marking the end of their plebe year. Video at the link. Continue reading “Naval Academy Plebes Conquer Herndon Climb + More News”
The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives are fighting over aid to Ukraine again because Speaker of the House Mike Johnson can’t take ‘yes’ for an answer. Continue reading “Senate Passes Ukraine Aid Bill 70-29, House Speaker Refuses To Allow Vote”
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) issued a statement criticizing the Biden administration’s first set of retaliatory U.S. strikes on Iranian-linked militia groups in the Middle East in response to the attack on a U.S. base in Jordan that killed three American service members. Continue reading “Speaker Johnson Criticizes Retaliatory Military Strikes In Syria & Iraq”