Tag: Speaker
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MSNBC’s Jen Psaki’s Curious Bible Hangup With Speaker Johnson
[ad_1] So the Bible is not OK. At least not with MSNBC’s Jen Psaki. If, that is, it is conservative Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson touting it. But when its President Joe Biden, Jen’s ex-boss? No problem! I should say right away that I know Jen Psaki, an old colleague from CNN days. I like…
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Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson’s first days in his new job
[ad_1] GOP Policy Committee Chairman Gary Palmer, R-Ala., who briefly ran for speaker before dropping out, said he got to know Johnson before they were elected to Congress, when both were working for conservative organizations. (Johnson worked at the evangelical legal group, the Alliance Defending Freedom, where he wrote briefs and op-eds opposing LGBTQ rights).…
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‘Decide by Dec 31’: SC Deadline to Maharashtra Speaker on Disqualification Petitions Against Rebel MLAs
[ad_1] File photo of Supreme Court of India. (PTI) The disqualification petitions against MLAs include the one against Chief Minister Eknath Shinde as well Supreme Court on Monday directed the Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly to take a decision about the disqualification petitions against MLAs including Chief Minister Eknath Shinde by December 31. The…
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Republicans may have a new speaker, but they’re still headed for the same cliff
[ad_1] Backbencher Rep. Mike Johnson might have inexplicably landed a new role as House speaker, but that’s not likely to do anything to repair the dysfunction among House Republicans. In fact, it’s very likely that Johnson’s elevation marks a new era in which everything will be much, much worse. One of Johnson’s “first tests,” as political…
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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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Lesser-known Mike Johnson Wins Speaker Job as Crypto Supporters Return to Their Old Jobs
[ad_1] As Johnson takes the gavel, it frees up Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) to return to the House Financial Services Committee he leads, where he can focus more attention on the two crypto bills that haven’t yet received floor votes. However, more urgent priorities are likely to include the funding of the federal government, which…
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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…
