Mike Johnson

In the 48-or-so hours since Rep. Mike Johnson inherited the speaker’s gavel, the media have devolved into hysterics over his Christian faith and consistent opposition to homosexuality on the basis of that faith. While it’s common for…

Senate Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell wants to reassure Ukrainian aid skeptics that billions in foreign assistance is being spent on American manufacturers to build weapons at home. “If you look at the Ukraine assistance,”…

Start SlideshowNewly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana was a vocal supporter of Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. The Onion asked House Republicans why they unanimously selected an election…

House Republicans elected Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) as House speaker, the party’s fourth nominee for the job since Kevin McCarthy was ousted as speaker three weeks ago. What do you think?“Yes! I had ‘a mysterious stranger’ in the office…

WASHINGTON—Claiming the new House speaker to be one of their nearest and dearest colleagues, oil and gas lobbyists told reporters Thursday they would be happy to fill in the rest of the nation on who Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson is. “Mike is…

WASHINGTON—Following weeks of uncertainty as a leaderless U.S. House of Representatives failed to reach a consensus, the dust finally settled Wednesday as Mike Johnson was officially named house speaker, president, pope, supreme court…

Newly elected Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is an outspoken biblical Christian so it’s no surprise that he mentioned his faith shortly after his Republican colleagues elected him to lead the lower chamber. “I believe that scripture,…

Image CreditFDRLST / Canva The recent election of Mike Johnson as speaker of the House has struck terror in the heart of the uniparty, with neoconservatives and Democrats fearing that their reckless Ukraine spending may finally be…

Following weeks of Republican infighting, the House of Representatives elected Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., as House speaker on Wednesday. In a 220-209 vote, the Republican-controlled chamber elected Johnson as speaker following weeks of…