A new rift has opened in the House Republican caucus over how best to carry out President Donald Trump’s sweeping “Make America Great Again” agenda. Conservative hardliners left the House GOP’s annual issues conference this week arguing leadership hasn’t found a path forward to effectively overhaul the federal government.
Speaker Mike Johnson asserted that he doesn’t plan to be a “yes man” for Donald Trump on Tuesday—but declined to go into specifics on what, exactly, he disagrees with the president on. Johnson, so far a staunch ally of Trump’s,
Johnson is tasked with passing Trump's agenda through Congress with only a one-vote Republican majority in the House.
House Speaker Mike Johnson vowed that a plan to pass President Trump’s agenda would be coming soon, but some Republicans want a blueprint faster.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday backed the Trump administration’s decision to offer buyouts to federal workers who do not plan to return to the office, telling reporters that “drastic
At the start of a House GOP conference, Johnson stood by Trump on mass deportations, the firings of inspectors general and his comments that wildfire aid should have conditions.
I think he’s going to be wise in how he does that,’ the House speaker said Monday of Trump’s warnings to America’s neighbors.
On everything from legislative strategy to energy policies to Cabinet appointments, Trump has left his own party faithful scrambling to explain and defend his actions beyond blind cult-of-personality loyalty.
Mich., says he's considering a run for U.S. Senate days after Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., announced he would not seek re-election.
The GOP has entered uncharted waters with its new Trumped-up platform and Reagan Republicans like Johnson are trying to reconcile that. It won't work.
After fours years of criticizing budget deficits under Joe Biden, Republicans now have a math problem of their own.