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House Speaker Mike Johnson launches a GOP website, Contrast for America, to contrast a conservative platform with Democrats' far-left, DSA-linked goals, highlighting candidates and policy positions such as police and prison abolition and open borders, aiming to energize support ahead of the midterms.
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson traveled to Vancouver, Washington to stump for Republican John Braun, the GOP nominee in Washington’s 3rd Congressional District race, signaling continued Republican support ahead of the election.
House Speaker Mike Johnson says Rep. Max Miller’s domestic abuse allegations should be investigated by the House Ethics Committee, noting he hasn’t spoken with Miller recently; Miller denies the charges, Republicans call for due process and a thorough review, and while Miller’s fitness for office has been questioned by some, there is no call from leaders for resignation.
House Speaker Mike Johnson urged patience on Rep. Max Miller’s domestic abuse allegations, saying the case must run its course through the House Ethics Committee before any action is taken, while Miller denies the charges and faces support from allies including Trump. The Ethics Committee is reviewing Miller for domestic abuse and drug-use claims, a probe that complicates Miller’s Ohio reelection bid and tests GOP unity ahead of the midterms. Johnson says he will speak with Miller but will not intervene, and fellow Republicans—including Chuck Edwards and Bernie Moreno—are navigating the broader ethics controversies engulfing the party.
Facing persistent GOP rebels and a razor-thin majority, Speaker Mike Johnson snapped 'I'm sick of this shit' at Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, apologized to Luna and to a child witness, and then pulled the veterans bill; the episode highlights ongoing factionalism in the Republican conference and Johnson’s effort to keep his agenda moving despite hard-liner opposition and the threat of punishments.
House Speaker Mike Johnson reportedly erupted at fellow Republicans, swearing and trading jabs with Rep. Anna Paulina Luna and Rep. Zach Nunn, moments before his team abruptly pulled the Take Care of America’s Veterans Act from the floor. The bill aimed to boost retirement payouts for thousands of combat-injured veterans while trimming some disability coverage. Johnson allegedly apologized to Luna and to the child of Colorado Rep. Gabe Evans who witnessed the scene. The move dealt a political setback for Johnson ahead of the midterms amid ongoing intra-party tensions and infighting within the caucus.
Speaker Mike Johnson and House Republicans advanced the SAVE America Act by using budget reconciliation to push election-integrity measures (including federal voter ID and citizenship proof) past Democratic opposition. The framework passed 216-214 with near-total GOP support and three GOP defections (Massie, Davidson, Kiley); Democrats opposed. The plan would channel roughly $95 billion in new spending, including about $10 billion for states to implement election reforms, amid fiscal hawks’ concerns over offsets. With a razor-thin majority, Johnson can afford few defections as he presses Trump’s top election priority through the chamber, with the Senate and a final bill still to go.
The House voted to allow debate on a $95 billion budget reconciliation bill that would fund election-integrity measures, including voter ID and a proof-of-c citizenship requirement in voter registration, a GOP win for Speaker Mike Johnson amid Democratic opposition and uncertain prospects in the Senate.
House Speaker Mike Johnson endorsed extending a prohibition on romantic or sexual relationships between lawmakers and Capitol Hill staff to all staff, signaling momentum for tougher House rules amid a wave of misconduct scandals; current rules already bar dating staff within a member’s own office, while a bipartisan task force weighs broader prohibitions.
Speaker Mike Johnson signaled support for broadening the 2018 rule to ban lawmakers from having sexual relationships with any congressional staff, not just subordinates, as part of a broader effort to police misconduct amid MeToo-era scrutiny and reports about Sen. Ruben Gallego. The change would require a revision to the House Code of Official Conduct and has backing from top GOP leaders, though the path forward remains uncertain. The live updates also touch on Lindsey Graham’s committee assignments being filled by his sister, Democratic opposition to a GOP stopgap funding bill, Rep. Jamie Raskin seeking Epstein records, and ongoing reconciliation and budget talks.
Speaker Mike Johnson moves key components of the SAVE America Act into a budget reconciliation bill to sidestep Democratic opposition and push for a House vote on election-security measures, while Senate resistance and partisan backlash loom.
House Speaker Mike Johnson is pushing a narrow, party-line reconciliation bill—roughly $67B for defense, $20B for agriculture, and SAVE Act provisions—despite a GOP split over strategy and offsets; conservatives balk at no pay-fors on defense, while others want more transparency and a potential bipartisan Iran-war supplemental first. The White House is lobbying aggressively, with meetings at the White House and Camp David, as Johnson aims to lock in support ahead of Budget Committee markup and a House vote, leveraging defense funding inside reconciliation to avoid forcing Democrats to vote directly on military funding.
House Speaker Mike Johnson and the White House are pursuing a rapid, narrowly focused reconciliation bill to move by the end of next week, prioritizing defense and farm aid (including about $70 billion for Iran-related defense and $20 billion for agriculture) and incorporating the SAVE America Act. The plan would be drafted by four committees and is likely to evolve as lawmakers weigh priorities; conservatives’ support is sought, but the bill’s fate remains uncertain in the Senate and amid Johnson’s prior pledge for a larger package.
Speaker Mike Johnson and House Republicans aim to move a government funding bill and attach the SAVE America Act—and a border-security package—to force Senate action, while conservative holdouts insist on election-integrity provisions and block votes, risking further delays.
Speaker Mike Johnson is weighing a House floor vote on a bill to end birthright citizenship for children born to pregnant visitors, a move aimed at appeasing hard-liners but likely symbolic since the Senate would block it, as he navigates intra-GOP divisions over broader immigration reforms ahead of the midterms.