Trump Pushes Johnson to Victory as Speaker
Mike Johnson secured a full term as speaker of the House, and he did it on the first ballot — but it wasn’t easy. Here’s your ...
Johnson Faces Battle for the Speaker's Gavel
The first days of 2025 will ring in some new laws, a restoration of the nation’s debt limit, a new $2,000 cap on ...
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Another $20 Billion Cut from IRS Funding
The battle over enhanced funding for the IRS took a new twist in December as Republican lawmakers set up another $20 billion cut for the tax agency in the short-term funding deal that prevented a ...
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Johnson Wins Speaker’s Gavel After GOP Holdouts Flip Votes
The outcome was uncertain until the final moment, but Republicans on Friday succeeded in electing Mike Johnson to a new term as speaker of the House, kicking off the 119th Congress and a new era ...
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Johnson Faces Battle for the Speaker’s Gavel, Urges Against ‘Palace Drama’
The 119th Congress will convene tomorrow, with Republicans looking to make the most of their unified control of the House, the Senate and — soon — the White House. Yet it’s not completely ...
Republicans Divided Over How to Pass Trump’s Agenda
Today marks the fourth anniversary of one of the darkest days in American history, the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol ...