Tag: Speaker Mike Johnson

The GOP’s coordinated attack on the No Kings rally is ridiculous

In recent days, Republican leaders have warned darkly about the "No Kings" national protests scheduled for Saturday.Speaker Mike…

What Republicans could offer Democrats on health care after the shutdown

A menu of options is starting to emerge around what a compromise might look like for extending a…

Maddow Blog | Team Trump’s clashes with the faith community go from bad to worse

On the first full day of his second term, Donald Trump attended a national prayer service in Washington,…

The Oval Office meeting didn’t stop a shutdown, but the Trump 2028 hats and a sombrero set a tone

WASHINGTON (AP) — Halfway through Donald Trump’s inaugural White House meeting with congressional leadership days before a government…

Trump to meet with congressional leaders ahead of shutdown deadline

President Trump will meet with congressional leaders on Monday, just ahead of an Oct. 1 deadline for lawmakers…

Shutdown talk heats up as Democrats insist on stopping health care cuts

WASHINGTON (AP) — A deadline looming, Congress charged Monday toward a federal government shutdown as Republicans brush back…

House GOP eyes stopgap funding bill to avert shutdown

House Republicans want to move a stopgap government funding bill this week. Democrats may not go along.The House…

Parties agree that violence is a problem, but clash over the cause

The assassination of Charlie Kirk has united the parties in a sense of dread that the country has…

Politicians united in condemning killing of Charlie Kirk

It was President Trump who announced that conservative commentator and activist Charlie Kirk had died after he was…

Trump whiffs on his easiest chance to ‘drain the swamp’

Back in April, President Donald Trump said he would “absolutely” sign a bill banning members of Congress from…