HUFFPOST (U.S. News) - Mike Johnson’s Victory Lap On X Gets Awkward Fast
A Community Note offered a very different assessment of the House speaker’s claims.
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - Do you work a 9-5 job? Then you likely worked more in the last 2 weeks than the House in two months
GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson sent lawmakers home early after an unusually light summer session. MS NOW Congressional Reporter Mychael Schnell joins Alicia Menendez with more details.
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - Mike Johnson boasts about Congress' productivity despite its lack of productivity
On at least 10 different occasions over the past 14 months, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has touted the productivity of Congress. A half dozen different metrics paint a different picture. MS NOW’s JM Rieger rolls the tape.
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - Fear of Hegseth IMPEACHMENT closes Congress early
Jen Psaki explains how articles of impeachment against Pete Hegseth, filed by Republican Rep. Thomas Massie, put House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Republicans in an awkward position so he ended the session a day early to avoid having to deal with it.
YOUTUBE (LiveNOW from FOX) - Speaker Mike Johnson sends House home early
JUSTTHENEWS (Ben Whedon) - House Speaker Johnson cancels votes, sends lawmakers home early
The move comes as the midterm elections ramp up and lawmakers get ready to fight for their own political future.
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Watch live: House unveils McCarthy's official Speaker portrait
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is hosting a ceremony at the Capitol Tuesday afternoon to unveil the official portrait of his predecessor, former Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) briefly took over as Speaker pro tempore following McCarthy’s historic ouster in 2023. The California Republican irked his GOP colleagues after making concessions to Democrats during a long government spending battle, amid other criticisms. Johnson was later voted in to replace McCarthy and the former Speaker resigned from office in December 2023. Former GOP Reps. John Boehner (Ohio) and Newt Gingrich (Ga.), who also held the gavel, and Marjorie Taylor Greene (Ga.) — who strongly supported McCarthy — are among the expected guests…
JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - Mike Johnson says 2026 marks a 'pivotal moment' in American history
Johnson said the United States is being "attacked from within," and that Americans should be more wary of the Democrats who claim they are for common sense only to vote with socialists when elected.
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Speaker Mike Johnson faces some criticism for releasing House two weeks early
Despite a backlog of legislative responsibilities, U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has canceled the final two weeks of the September legislative session.
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - REACTION INCOMING: Speaker Johnson BOASTS this Congress is 'most productive' in recent history
House Speaker Mike Johnson's been touting the work of this Congress, calling it one of the most productive in history. Stephanie Ruhle fact checks that claim. #ForFactsSake #mikejohnson #election #midterms