It Never Ends With the Freedom Caucus: Mike Johnson Ouster Countdown Begins

Less than three months into Mike Johnson’s tenure as speaker of the House, some House Republicans are already experiencing buyer’s remorse. Texas Representative and Freedom Caucus member Chip Roy on Monday publicly raised the possibility of dumping Johnson as speaker. Continue reading It Never Ends With the Freedom Caucus: Mike Johnson Ouster Countdown Begins

Mike Johnson Is the Christian Nationalist We Should Have Seen Coming

These proceedings are all closed-door. But video has been obtained by the investigative journalism site Documented, including of Mike Johnson speaking at a CNP meeting in New Orleans in October 2019. “Probably all of my biggest heroes are in this Continue reading Mike Johnson Is the Christian Nationalist We Should Have Seen Coming

Mike Johnson’s Stepmom Says His “Extremist” Religious Beliefs Alienated His Father

House Speaker Mike Johnson’s Christian fundamentalism is even too much for his own family, who say that the leader of the House’s religiosity has stood between them and environmental aid, citing an instance nine years ago when Johnson outright rejected Continue reading Mike Johnson’s Stepmom Says His “Extremist” Religious Beliefs Alienated His Father

Mike Johnson Just Killed Republicans’ Favorite January 6 Talking Point

House Speaker Mike Johnson just accidentally obliterated the Republican Party’s favorite conspiracy theory: that the January 6 insurrection was carried out by undercover federal agents and members of antifa. Johnson told a press conference Tuesday that the GOP is editing Continue reading Mike Johnson Just Killed Republicans’ Favorite January 6 Talking Point

Speaker Mike Johnson’s Right-Wing Ties Keep Getting Stranger and Scarier

Santos did, however, lie about his professional, academic, and athletic background. He has falsely claimed that his grandparents were Holocaust survivors, his mother died in the 9/11 attacks, and four of his employees were killed in the Pulse nightclub shooting. Continue reading Speaker Mike Johnson’s Right-Wing Ties Keep Getting Stranger and Scarier

Mike Johnson Repeats Kevin McCarthy’s Mistake: Trying to Govern

“He has some runway. I think, just like Kevin McCarthy, the challenge before him is that we have to show the American public that we’re worthy of representation by getting things done,” said GOP Representative Ryan Zinke. However, he continued, Continue reading Mike Johnson Repeats Kevin McCarthy’s Mistake: Trying to Govern