21 h. ago Trump and Mike Johnson embrace Epstein ‘transparency’ ...kicking and screaming all the way

In Congress, Mike Johnson stayed in lockstep with the president on the issue of the Epstein files. That alliance cost him politically, writes John Bowden

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7 d. ago Michael Wolff and Mike Johnson’s comments this week eerily foreshadowed Trump

Wolff and Johnson both made remarks about the Epstein files saga in the days just before Democrats dropped the never-before-seen emails

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9 d. ago An emerging shutdown deal doesn't extend expiring health subsidies. Here's what could happen to them

A legislative package that could end the weekslong government shutdown leaves out any clear resolution on the expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits that have made private health insurance less costly for millions

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2 w. ago Five biggest takeaways from Democrats’ blue tsunami election night that should have Trump worried

Record voter turnout, a revolt against Trump and DOGE in Virginia, affordability remains a throughline and all should worry Trump, Mike Johnson and the Republicans, Eric Garcia writes. Plus, one tough lesson for Democrats

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2 w. ago ‘Reject the premise’: Mike Johnson doesn’t like having tables turned over Trump’s Gatsby bash as Americans go hungry

The speaker rejects a question from The Independent about the president holding a lavish bash at his Palm Beach estate

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3 w. ago Mike Johnson pours cold water on Trump’s third term, saying there is ‘no path’ despite president’s flirtation

Trump has long been toying with the idea of a third term, even though it is prohibited by the Constitution

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3 w. ago Mike Johnson pours cold water on Trump running for unconstitutional third term

Mike Johnson has shut down speculation that Donald Trump may be running for a third term, stating that he “doesn’t see a way to amend the constitution”.

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3 w. ago Mike Johnson still doesn’t know about Trump’s $230m DOJ ‘compensation’ deal

House Speaker Mike Johnson revealed that he still doesn’t know the details of Donald Trump’s potential ‘compensation’ deal with the Justice Department.

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4 w. ago Mike Johnson denies any knowledge of Trump’s potential $230m DOJ ‘compensation’

Mike Johnson has denied any knowledge about Donald Trump’s allegedly seeking $230 million from the Department of Justice (DOJ) for legal costs tied to federal investigations against him.

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4 w. ago Democrat posts video of poop on Mike Johnson’s head after speaker downplayed Trump’s clip bombing protesters with feces

Speaker has defended the president’s use of social media to troll Democrats with offensive videos

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last month After AI Trump drops poop on Americans in No Kings flyover video Mike Johnson makes bold claim about his prowess

House speaker says Trump was employing ‘satire’ when he posted a meme of himself wearing a crown and dumping a payload of apparent feces on protesters at the ‘No Kings’ rally

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last month Johnson labels Trump ‘most effective to ever use social media’ over AI video where president drops poop bombs on Americans

House speaker says Trump was employing ‘satire’ when he posted a meme of himself wearing a crown and dumping a payload of apparent feces on protesters at the ‘No Kings’ rally

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