Who is Mike Johnson? New U.S. House speaker belongs to GOP’s religious conservative wing
Newly elected U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La. delivers remarks with fellow Republicans on the East Front steps of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol on October 25, 2023 in Washington, D.C. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Before a relatively short time in elected office, new U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana…
U.S. Senate committee advances Biden pick for Israel ambassador
Jack Lew, President Joe Biden’s nominee to be the U.S. ambassador to Israel, testifies during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on Oct. 18, 2023 in Washington, D.C. Drew Angerer/Getty Images The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee advanced Wednesday the nomination of Jacob J. Lew, President Joe Biden’s choice to be…
Mike Johnson of Louisiana elected speaker of the U.S. House after three weeks of stalemate
U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., left, shakes hands with Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., as the House of Representatives holds an election for a new speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 25, 2023 in Washington, D.C. Win McNamee/Getty Images WASHINGTON — U.S. House Republicans on Wednesday voted for Louisiana’s Mike Johnson as…
Mike Johnson of Louisiana picked as newest GOP nominee for U.S. House speaker
U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., leaves a House Republican conference meeting in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill on Oct. 24, 2023 in Washington, D.C. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images WASHINGTON — U.S. House Republicans late Tuesday voted to tap Louisiana’s Mike Johnson as speaker after the GOP nominee from earlier in the day was…
In a New York Courtroom, Donald Trump Meets Michael Cohen
Former President Donald Trump talks to the media during a break of his civil business fraud trial on Tuesday.AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On a contentious, crowded day in court, Michael Cohen—Donald Trump’s disgraced former attorney and fixer—took aim at his old…
Andrew Cuomo’s Former Right-Hand Woman Is Going After His Accusers
Mary Altaffer/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s former right-hand woman, Melissa DeRosa, is out with a new memoir today in which DeRosa, who served as secretary to the governor, doubles down on her former boss’s claims that he…