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Mike Johnson, the new speaker of the House, is a gender extremist

Gender conservatism does not tend to attract as much notice as the other pillars of the far-right ideology, but it is central to the Republican ideology

The Guardian - US · Nov 8, 2023

Mike Johnson's speakership marks a new phase in the white evangelical-GOP alliance

Johnson's election is the latest and perhaps most consequential event to date in the alliance of white evangelical Christians with the Republican Party.

WEKU · Nov 4, 2023

Republican to quit House citing party’s reliance on ‘lie’ of stolen 2020 election

Colorado congressman Ken Buck will not seek re-election saying party must ‘project to the public what the truth is’

The Guardian - US · Nov 1, 2023

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Whip it good? Not exactly, say Democrats after GOP speaker fight

Republicans had a little trouble counting. Democratic whips explain what went wrong — and how Nancy Pelosi would never have allowed it.

Roll Call · Oct 27, 2023

Democratic congressman Dean Phillips launches primary challenge against Biden

Decision by little known Minnesota representative has led to criticism from many of his colleagues

The Guardian - US · Oct 27, 2023

Republican divide keeps growing

There are many reasons and rivalries fragmenting the Republicans today, but they can essentially be divided into two main factions: the Reality Caucus and the Chaos Caucus.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 27, 2023

Internecine squabbling: On the dissonances within the Republican Party in the U.S.

If the House’s Speaker saga indicates anything, it is that the dissonances within the Republican Party could trouble Donald Trump and his political ambitions

The Hindu · Oct 26, 2023

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Who is Mike Johnson, the new US Republican House speaker?

Mike Johnson was elected as House speaker after three other candidates were unable to secure enough votes.

Al Jazeera · Oct 26, 2023

The Maga-fication of congressional Republicans is now complete

Republicans have elected an obscure and extreme Trumpist, Mike Johnson, as speaker of the House

The Guardian - US · Oct 26, 2023

Mike Johnson as speaker shows ‘Maga is ascendant’ in Congress, Matt Gaetz says

Far-right Florida congressman who triggered ousting of former speaker Kevin McCarthy says ‘the swamp is on the run’

The Guardian - US · Oct 26, 2023

Trumpist Mike Johnson is the US House speaker. There’s plenty to fear

The newly elected speaker, Mike Johnson of Louisiana, had a leading role in trying to overturn the 2020 election

The Guardian - US · Oct 26, 2023

Trump-backed Mike Johnson elected House speaker after 22 days - live

New Speaker Mike Johnson is a hard-right Christian conservative opposed to LGBT+ and reproductive rights

The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2023

Will the GOP’s House speaker battle matter in 2024? - Roll Call

At a minimum, a three-week fight over House speaker was a distraction from Republican efforts to focus attention on President Joe Biden.

Roll Call · Oct 26, 2023

Johnson cements "extreme MAGA takeover"

Johnson's win marks the first time the GOP has unanimously elected a speaker since elevating John Boehner in 2011

Salon · Oct 25, 2023

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The Guardian - US · Oct 25, 2023

Mike Johnson’s speaker win reveals the iron grip Trump still has on Republicans

The previously little-known rightwinger from Louisiana shows all the hallmarks of the ex-president’s voice

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2023

House finally has a speaker as Mike Johnson wins after weeks of chaos

Mike Johnson is a hardliner on abortion and LGBT+ rights and led an amicus brief to overturn the 2020 election results in swing states

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 25, 2023

House chooses speaker — Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana has Trump’s backing

Republicans hope electing Johnson will unite their fractious majority and end weeks of chaos by elevating a little-known conservative to one of the highest seats of U.S. power.

The Texas Tribune · Oct 25, 2023

Texas Republicans unite to elect Mike Johnson as U.S. House Speaker

All Texas Republicans in the U.S. House voted for Louisiana’s Mike Johnson to be speaker, ending a stalemate that has left the chamber leaderless for three weeks. Johnson is a deeply religious conservative who won the support of the party’s disparate factions.

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Evening Standard · Oct 25, 2023

OPINION - Open revenge, payback and blood hatred in the race for Speaker of the House: this is Republican politics

Almost every aspect of current Republican Party politics defies historical precedent and obvious logic. Even in the House of Representatives, where, traditionally, a save-our-jobs mentality has always maintained a relative stability, Congressional Republicans, over the past several weeks, have publicly broken down in comic and operatic ways.

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2023

George Santos mocked for bizarre pitch in House speaker race

‘Santos for Speaker?’ the New York Republican asked and provided only one possible response

The Guardian - US · Oct 25, 2023

Republican Mike Johnson elected House speaker after weeks of chaos

Louisiana congressman – and the party’s fourth nominee – wins support of all 220 Republicans who cast a ballot

The Guardian - US · Oct 25, 2023

Jimmy Kimmel: ‘The House is now un-gaveling before our eyes’

Late-night hosts discuss Tom Emmer’s short-lived bid for the House of Representatives speakership and Trump’s mounting legal woes

The Guardian - US · Oct 25, 2023

Conservative Mike Johnson wins House vote to become next speaker - as it happened

The Louisiana conservative won US House speakership after unanimous support from Republicans, ending weeks of infighting

The Guardian - US · Oct 25, 2023

Republicans heckle reporter for asking about efforts to overturn 2020 election

Republicans boo Rachel Scott of ABC News for asking the latest speaker pick, Mike Johnson, question

Salon · Oct 25, 2023

The centrist plan to save Donald Trump

Trump has convinced these supposedly principled centrists that corrupting the election is perfectly reasonable

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