Tag: House
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Column: Mike Johnson is House speaker because of anti-LGBTQ+ GOP
[ad_1] The older I get, the more reminders I see that Maya Angelou was right: “When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.” Take the new House speaker, Mike Johnson, for instance. Opinion Columnist LZ Granderson LZ Granderson writes about culture, politics, sports and navigating life in America. He’s been showing…
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What is new House Speaker Mike Johnson’s record and view on abortion?
[ad_1] House Republicans on Wednesday chose the previously unknown conservative Rep. Mike Johnson to be the next speaker, with Democrats already pushing forward with attack ads on Johnson’s record on the issue. In Jan. 2022, the congressman from Louisiana said “a child in the womb” is a “unique human being with unique DNA” from the…
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Can someone ask newest Republican House speaker when he plans to start ‘talking about any issues’?
[ad_1] Rep. Mike Johnson was just another Republican no-name as of last Monday, but his agenda as the newest speaker of the House is now coming into stark relief. The first rule of a Speaker Johnson-led House? Nobody gets to ask questions about Speaker Johnson. “Just asked newly minted Speaker Johnson whether he believes the…
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New House Speaker Mike Johnson faces pressing tasks including funding the government
[ad_1] New House Speaker Mike Johnson faces pressing tasks including funding the government – CBS News Watch CBS News There are pressing matters awaiting new House Speaker Rep. Mike Johnson, including government funding and requests for aid for Ukraine and Israel. The top congressional leadership seat was vacant for three weeks after Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s…
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Mike Johnson elected as US House Speaker
[ad_1] Republican Mike Johnson has been elected Speaker of the US House of Representatives. The Louisiana Representative garnered 220 votes, ending three weeks of the position’s vacancy following the ousting of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Mr Johnson was backed for the position by former president Donald Trump after serving as the vice chair of the…
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Rep. Mike Johnson elected House speaker | Special Report
[ad_1] Rep. Mike Johnson elected House speaker | Special Report – CBS News Watch CBS News The House of Representatives elected Rep. Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, as its next speaker on Wednesday. Republicans united behind Johnson after failing to find consensus for three weeks following the historic ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy. Chief…
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Who Is Mike Johnson? The Latest G.O.P. House Speaker Nominee
[ad_1] Representative Mike Johnson, the little-known Louisiana Republican seeking to become speaker, is both a leading election denier and one of the staunchest religious conservatives in the House. Mr. Johnson, a lawyer and former chairman of the conservative Republican Study Committee, played a pivotal role in congressional efforts to overturn the 2020 election. An evangelical…
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Will Rep. Mike Johnson win enough votes to become House speaker?
[ad_1] Will Rep. Mike Johnson win enough votes to become House speaker? – CBS News Watch CBS News Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana, the Republican’s fourth House speaker nominee in three weeks — and the second in a single day — will soon find out if he has the 217 votes needed to fill the…
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G.O.P. Nominates Mike Johnson for House Speaker After Spurning Emmer
[ad_1] House Republicans chose and then quickly repudiated yet another of their nominees for speaker on Tuesday and rushed to name a fourth, pressing to put an end to a remarkable three-week-long deadlock that has left Congress leaderless and paralyzed. Representative Mike Johnson, a little-known social conservative from Louisiana, emerged on Tuesday night as the…
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House Republicans to pick third Speaker nominee in as many weeks
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: House Republicans are revisiting the selection of a candidate for the position of House Speaker, three weeks after the removal of then-Speaker Kevin McCarthy led to a state of turmoil within the chamber.Republicans have initiated a fresh round of voting through secret ballots to nominate a candidate. This marks the third such…
