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Transcript: Sean: Donald Trump was on Capitol Hill today meeting with House Republicans, who are now only one seat away from reaching that magic number of 218. It's expected they will have 222 at the end of the day, officially retaining control of the chamber. After a big endorsement from Donald Trump, House Republicans then unanimously backed Mike Johnson to remain as Speaker of the House in January. He joins us now. Mr. Speaker, thank you, we appreciate it. So, the polls were showing a 70-80% chance he would lose the majority. That did not happen. You have a majority,...

Jake Tapper's obsession got so strange that Mike Johnson had to implore Tapper to stop it . . . On the Sunday edition of CNN's State of the Union, host Tapper couldn't stop talking about . . . Arnold Palmer's penis. Yes, Trump had alluded to it during a rally in the late, great golfer's hometown of Latrobe, Pennsylvania. But Tapper was absolutely obsessed with it, and wouldn't stop peppering Speaker Johnson on the subject. Trying to move onto policy, Johnson wryly observed, "Jake, you seem to like that line a lot!”Get the rest of the story and view the...

VIDEOMuch of the October 20, 2024 "State Of The Uniton" on CNN was concerned with Jake Tapper's obsession over the size of a certain body part belonging to golfer Arnold Palmer. Tapper just wouldn't let it go to the extent of grilling House Speaker Mike Johnson to weigh in on this topic as if it were the utmost concern of this election. Even Bernie Sanders joined in with Tapper's Arnold Palmer body part obsession.Note: In case you're wondering, NO AI was used to make a certain word pop out of Jake Tapper's mouth over and over again. This all happened...

State Legislative Chambers: 56 Republican; 41 Democrat; 2 Nonpartisan (57% Republican, 41% Democrat) State Houses of Representatives: 2,938 Republicans; 2,423 Democrats; 52 third party or vacant (54% Republican, 45% Democrat) State Senates: 1,114 Republicans; 843 Democrats; 16 third party or vacant (56% Republican, 43% Democrat) State Governors: 27 Republicans; 23 Democrats (54% Republican, 46% Democrat) US House of Representatives: 220 Republicans; 212 Democrats; 3 vacant (51% Republican, 49% Democrat) US Senate: 51 Democrats; 49 Republicans (51% Democrat, 49% Republican)

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that the Republicans will win the White House, Senate and House in the upcoming election. Johnson said, “The headline that I read about the rally in Pennsylvania yesterday was the big question, and it’s the one that Kamala Harris has not been able or willing to answer, and that is, are you better off now than you were under the Trump administration four years ago. No one can answer that question with a yes.” He added, “I mean, no one, and that’s why Kamala Harris herself avoids the...

House Speaker Mike Johnson promised Thursday that New York Republicans will “defy the odds again” and win even more seats in 2024 than they did in the 2022 midterms, when they helped to secure the party’s majority in the lower chamber. In an exclusive sit-down with The Post, Johnson (R-La.) predicted Republicans will achieve unified government after the Nov. 5 election, thanks in large part to strong candidates running in tough Empire State swing districts. “We recruited workhorses — and not show ponies — this cycle,” the House speaker boasted, saying he was “very bullish” about growing his majority by...

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich offered kudos to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and his leadership as head of the Republican conference on Friday, admiring his patience while dealing with “idiots.”Gingrich sparked laughter among the crowd while he spoke at the U.S. Capitol on the 30th anniversary of the “Contract with America,” a 10-point policy document he spearheaded in 1994 that is often credited with Republicans’ sweeping victories that year.“I could never do what Mike Johnson is doing. … I can lead a charge. I am pretty good on offense. The amount of time he has to spend listening to idiots...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is promising that the House will not approve a single, massive bill to fund the entire government in December — a scenario feared by conservatives — despite a stopgap that’s expected to clear the House this week expiring on Dec. 20. “There won’t be a Christmas omnibus,” Johnson said in a press conference Tuesday, reiterating a message he relayed privately to members in a House GOP conference meeting that morning. It is a bold promise...And it would also defy historical precedent. Congress has regularly passed omnibus spending bills after a funding deadline butts up against end-of-year...

Congressional leaders announced a bipartisan agreement Sunday on a short-term spending bill that is expected to be approved and sent to the White House this week to head off a possible partial government shutdown when the new budget year begins Oct. 1. The House is set to vote early this week on a three-month continuing resolution that will fund the government at the current fiscal year’s spending levels until Dec. 20. The bill does not include the controversial Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act that doomed its predecessor, and trims some extra spending that the previous version included, too. House Speaker...

In a tale as old as time, the Republican Party is preparing to stab their own voters in the back once again and surrender to Democrats on critical legislation. As The Gateway Pundit reported, the bill in question this time involves The SAVE Act. This legislation mandates proof of citizenship for voter registration in federal elections and has become a rallying cry for many Americans who believe it is crucial to safeguarding the sanctity of the ballot box. President Trump has been unyielding in his support for the SAVE Act, even suggesting that the government should shut down if the...

But if Johnson heeds Trump’s request, Washington would head for a shutdown just weeks before the November elections. There is no appetite in the House GOP for that, with members worrying a shutdown — or even the threat of one — could harm their reelection chances. “Senate Democrats refuse to pass the SAVE Act, which is shameful, and obviously the American people should hold them accountable for that. But we’re not shutting the government down with 54 days until Election Day,” Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) said. Asked on Fox Business about the political consequences of a government shutdown in the...

One Senate GOP aide told Breitbart News that Johnson literally told Republican senators that if he is able to get his government funding plan with the SAVE Act in it passed out of the House, then senators should strip the SAVE Act out of it and pass a clean funding bill to send back to the House, thereby capitulating. “It’s a bait-and-switch kabuki theater designed to shore up his right flank,” the Senate Republican aide told Breitbart News, adding that it is not a genuine effort to stop illegal aliens from voting.

Speaker MIKE JOHNSON is yanking House Republicans’ six-month stopgap funding plan, forgoing a vote on the legislation, which was originally scheduled to hit the floor later this afternoon. Johnson said he’ll delay the vote until next week so that House Republicans can work over the weekend to tamp down GOP defections and “build consensus.” “The measure has crumbled amid mounting criticism from conservatives, defense hawks and other Republican factions, and it’s unclear that more time will help save the bill unless leaders make drastic changes,” Caitlin Emma writes. “House GOP leaders have already been whipping the bill, and nearly a...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is plowing ahead with his plan to avert a government shutdown despite GOP opposition that is large enough to tank the effort, setting the stage for a potentially embarrassing vote on the House floor that will foil the Speaker’s funding strategy. At least six Republicans, including hard-line conservatives and defense hawks, have said they will vote against Johnson’s government funding gambit, which pairs a six-month continuing resolution (CR) with a Trump-backed bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote. Republicans can only afford to lose four of their members if all Democrats vote “no” and there is...

@BasedMikeLee Congress must pass the SAVE Act to stop noncitizens from voting in November To do that, we must attach it to the spending bill The House will be voting on the spending bill—with the SAVE Act attached—on Wednesday Share if you agree—and tell your reps to #PassTheSAVEAct

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is reportedly considering the inclusion of the SAVE Act in the upcoming spending bill. This decision comes at the behest of former President Donald Trump, who has made it clear that election integrity is a non-negotiable priority. The SAVE Act, which mandates proof of citizenship for voter registration in federal elections, has become a rallying cry for many Americans who believe it is crucial to safeguarding the sanctity of the ballot box. President Trump has been unyielding in his support for the SAVE Act, going as far as to suggest that the government should...

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has been undermining conservative demands to include the SAVE Act in the upcoming short-term spending bill. The SAVE Act proposes an amendment to the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 that would enact stricter voting regulations, including requiring proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in federal elections. Supporters argue that this legislation is critical to restoring election integrity and should be a top priority for conservatives, especially with the election approaching. However, McConnell’s team has recently indicated that GOP conservatives should abandon the SAVE Act to avert a government shutdown just before the...

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is facing growing pressure to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act as part of a Continuing Resolution (CR) to keep the government funded beyond September 30. The SAVE Act requires proof of citizenship in order to register to vote in federal elections and is strongly opposed by the White House and Congressional Democrats. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) has been an outspoken proponent of the measure and says attaching it to a CR spending bill is the best way to move it through Congress. Lee also says the SAVE Act is necessary to...

Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's revenge tour is sputtering to an end this week, with just one primary win to show for it. Why it matters: McCarthy's former colleagues complain he's effectively lit millions of dollars on fire and made it harder for new leaders to do their jobs. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) is expected to win easily on Tuesday despite a McCarthy-linked PAC spending more than $3 million against him. "McCarthy thinks about me a lot more than I think about him," Gaetz told us. Between the lines: Multiple House Republicans and senior staff took issue with McCarthy's public...