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Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Thursday named a new chairman and new lawmakers to the House Intelligence Committee after President-elect Donald Trump had concerns about the former pro-Ukraine, pro-surveillance chairman.

Tuesday on ABC’s “The View,” Whoopi Goldberg told her co-hosts that Republicans like Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) saying there could be strings attached to aid for the California wildfires was “beyond shameful.”

CNN commentator Adam Kinzinger said Monday on his network’s special coverage of the election certification that history will remember January 6, 2021 as a “coup attempt.” Host Anderson Cooper said, “That’s how we remember the day now. The question is

CNN anchor Jake Tapper said Friday during the network’s special coverage of the House Speaker vote that Republicans who initially did not vote for Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) did so to send a message.

Nine House Republicans signaled to Speaker Mike Johnson that they have leverage to file a motion to vacate him from the position.

Defending the nation’s borders is the “number one priority” of the 119th Congress, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said in a speech shortly after securing the gavel.

Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) officially won the Speaker’s gavel after a few initial holdouts, receiving 218 votes — enough to secure the position.

CNN Republican commentator Scott Jennings said Friday during the network special coverage of the House Speaker vote, that Republicans need to stop fighting “amongst themselves.”

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) voted for Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) in Friday’s Speaker vote, following through with his pledge.

House Speaker Mike Johnson vowed to implement three initiatives if he is reelected as Speaker of the House.

The 119th Congress has a busy day ahead as it convenes for the first time Friday, Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R-TX) told Breitbart News Daily.

Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R-TX) plans on supporting House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) in the speakership vote on Friday.

President-elect Donald Trump reissued support for House Speaker Mike Johnson’s attempt on Friday to remain Speaker of the House.

The 119th Congress convenes Friday as embattled Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) fights to keep his gavel after 14 rocky months.

Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY) said Thursday on One America News Network’s “The Matt Gaetz Show” that even if he were tortured, he would not vote for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to serve another term in his leadership role.

Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) detractors are falling in line after President-elect Donald Trump put his thumb on the scale.

Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), 84, intends to be in Washington, DC, on Friday for the Speakership vote.

“Please don’t shoot the messengers,” Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) said in response to critics who do not understand the strategy behind the lawmaker’s opposition to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), who faces a formal vote on January 3.

The House on Friday will convene the 119th Congress, starting with an election for Speaker of the House, swearing in of lawmakers, and passing the rules for the chamber.

The House rules package released Wednesday raises the threshold for removing the Speaker of the House, as some conservatives consider a move to oust Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA).

Top elected officials from Louisiana are calling for prayers and condemning terrorism after 14 people were killed and 35 more injured in the New Year’s Day truck attack in New Orleans.

Representative Chip Roy (R-TX) said Tuesday on Fox Business Network’s “Varney & Co.” that Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) did not have the votes to keep the position.

“Mike Johnson is the next Paul Ryan,” Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) said on Monday before President-elect Donald Trump endorsed the Speaker.

Republicans need “assurances” that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) will not sell them to the swamp, Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN) said on Monday after President-elect Donald Trump formally backed him.

President-elect Donald Trump endorsed Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) Monday morning after leaving Johnson twisting in the wind for 11 days.

Monday, during an appearance on FNC’s “Fox & Friends,” Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN) warned House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to commit to fulfilling his constitutional duties if he wanted to remain in his post.

Representative Mike Lawler (R-NY) said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” that Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) will be reelected Speaker of the House because no member of the Freedom Caucus could not get the 218 votes needed.

Former Rep. Charlie Dent (R-PA) said Friday on “MSNBC Reports” that any Republican House Speaker will have to keep House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’s (D-NY) phone number “on speed dial” to work with Democrats.

A majority do not believe Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) should remain Speaker of the House, an AmericaFest straw poll revealed.

Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) favorability has fallen six points since April, a recently released poll found.

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) on Friday doubled down and said he still plans to vote for someone other than Speaker Mike Johnson on January 3.

Thursday, during an appearance on Fox Business Network’s “Mornings with Maria,” Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA) warned of the perils of a repeat of the contested 2023 House Speaker’s race, finally making Kevin McCarthy the chamber’s top lawmakers after multiple rounds.

President-elect Donald Trump has reportedly been hearing from several House Republicans about their concerns regarding House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA).

The House subcommittee investigating former Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s January 6 Special Committee “interviewed hundreds of witnesses,” but testimony from the most notorious star of Pelosi’s hearings is conspicuously absent from the subcommittee’s report.