Trump, Johnson and Beautiful Bill
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AlterNet on MSNMike Johnson asks Trump to beat GOP hard-liners into submissionAs the fate of President Donald Trump's so-called "big, beautiful bill" remains in doubt, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is now enlisting the president's help – against members of his own party. Politico reported Monday that Johnson now wants Trump to personally apply pressure to far-right House Republicans that oppose the bill in its current
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Monday that Republicans are nearing an agreement on President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” of domestic priorities, but he suggested it will
House Republicans barely managed to advance President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” Sunday evening, but some of the same lawmakers who made that happen insist they still have issues with the massive measure.
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AlterNet on MSN'Victory': Mike Johnson celebrates 'bonanza for billionaires'Speaker Mike Johnson is declaring “victory” after House Republicans pushed President Donald Trump’s massive tax cuts bill through committee in a late Sunday night vote, in what one Democrat called a “bonanza for billionaires.
For every bloc with a demand that must be met to earn its support, there is another faction demanding the opposite.
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson and his chief lieutenant, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, both of whom favor football metaphors, find themselves in a clutch drive to push their
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AlterNet on MSNMike Johnson's office now having to fact-check Republican reps' claims about Trump's billEven House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) isn't immune from Republican disinformation campaigns. On Thursday, journalist Jamie Dupree noticed an exchange between Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) and Athina Lawson,
Following a small rebellion last week by far-right members of the House Budget Committee — who were calling for