Mike Johnson: Last News

Netflix‘s much hyped and much delayed live fight tonight between Mike Johnson and Jake Paul is taking some hits even before the former heavyweight champion and the YouTuber turned boxer have climbed in the ring.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Republicans will keep control of the House of Representatives, the Associated Press has projected, giving President-elect Trump a majority in both houses of Congress. House Speaker Mike Johnson has said he will work aggressively to implement Trump’s agenda, including tax cuts, deportations, energy policy, and regulatory reform. “We’re going to raise an America First banner above this place,” Johnson said at a press conference shortly after the election.

Politico has named Annie Allen as executive producer of events, overseeing the media outlet’s team in North America.

Johnny Cash is set to be unveiled at the US Capitol later this year.The late music icon is set to be honoured with the sculpture, which will be erected in Statuary Hall next month.Designed and created by artist Kevin Kresse, the statue will be made of bronze and stand eight feet tall. It will be unveiled on September 24 in Emancipation Hall – becoming part of the National Statuary Hall Collection.News of the forthcoming installation was announced yesterday (August 1) by House Speaker Mike Johnson and Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

Ellise Shafer In a new episode of “Morning Joe” on Monday, host Joe Scarborough shared his thoughts on Joe Biden officially dropping out of the presidential race, saying that he thinks Donald Trump and Republicans are now “freaking out.” “I’ve heard from inside the Trump campaign for some time right now that the one thing Donald Trump feared was not having Joe Biden to run against,” Scarborough said. “If you talk about boxing, he was used to going against Biden, right? So, what have they done? They’ve switched it up — it’s going to be a southpaw now.” Biden announced his decision on Sunday night, writing: “I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term.” He then endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic presidential nominee.

Donald Trump has said US Vice President Kamala Harris will be easier to beat than Joe Biden in the forthcoming presidential elections.The current US President announced his decision to drop out of the race yesterday (July 21), explaining that it was “in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and focus solely on fulfilling my duties as president for the remainder of my term.”Biden also offered his “full support and endorsement” for Harris to be the next Democratic presidential candidate.Several stars have also endorsed Harris, including Charli XCX and John Legend.But despite that, Trump has now said he believes the US Vice President “will be easier to beat than Joe Biden would have been” in a phone call to CNN’s Kaitlan Collins.Trump added: “He is the worst president in the history of our country, he goes down as the single worst president by far in the history of our country.”Biden plans to serve out the remainder of his term in office, which ends at noon on January 20 2025.But a number of Republicans including Elise Stefanik, House Republican Conference chair, and Republican House speaker Mike Johnson have called for him to resign, according to Sky News.Elsewhere, Aaron Sorkin backed Harris despite a recent op-ed in which he suggested Mitt Romney should run.The award-winning writer of The West Wing and The Social Network issued a statement via former West Wing colleague and actor Joshua Melina.“I take it all back. Harris for America!” said Sorkin.

Donald Trump's campaign said in a statement that he was "fine" after being whisked off the stage at a rally in the U.S after shots were fired.

Tucker Carlson is among the celebrity names slated to speak at next week’s Republican National Convention, reportedly in a plum spot on Thursday night before Donald Trump himself accepts the party nomination.

C-SPAN coverage of Congress turned into a Jerry Springer-like spectacle of name-calling and insults on Thursday, as a verbal jab lobbed by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) triggered an extended period of outcry from several Democrats on the House Oversight Committee.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) triggered another intra party battle today, as she called for a vote on her motion to oust Speaker Mike Johnson.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor A bill that would ban TikTok — unless its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, divests its ownership stake — could soon become a U.S. law. TikTok is gearing up a legal fight against the measure if that happens, with plans to challenge it in court on First Amendment grounds.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor U.S. lawmakers have moved closer to enacting a countrywide ban on TikTok. Last month, the House of Representatives passed a bill by a wide margin that would ban distribution of TikTok in U.S.

A story that was widely shared by conservative politicos and right-wing media has been retracted by its publisher, the Daily Caller.

This past weekend saw a parade of Republican elected officials and conservative commentators blast the White House for recognizing Sunday as the Transgender Day Of Visibility, as it happened to fall this year on the same day as Easter.

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Emily Longeretta “Saturday Night Live” kicked off the March 9 episode mocking President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address — but more so, the Republican response. After Mikey Day’s Biden spoke to Congress and mocked House Speaker Mike Johnson shaking his head — “every time I say predecessor, Mike Johnson shakes his head like he just accidentally caught 30 seconds of the show ‘Euphoria'” — he threw it to Katie Britt, the Alabama senator.

About a half hour after Joe Biden finished up a give-em-hell type of State of the Union speech, he was still in the House chamber, shaking hands, taking selfies and chatting up other senators in candid moments that were caught on C-SPAN. The president lingered for so long that some photographers joked that soon the House chaplain may show up to give the next morning’s prayer.

“If I was smart, I’d go home now,” President Joe Biden began his third State of the Union tonight after receiving one of the few bipartisan rounds of applause. The well-worn line by the incumbent got a laugh as expected, but for Speaker Mike Johnson and many Republicans tonight, that opening line should have been a hint.

TikTok users have reported getting push notifications urging them to contact their members of Congress to protest newly proposed legislation that would require that parent Chinese-owned ByteDance divest the app.

Joe Biden said that he was “both not surprised and outraged” by the reported death of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny in prison, blaming it on Vladimir Putin.

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas was impeached by one vote in the House this evening, making him the first sitting cabinet member to face such a process of removal.