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Johnson says no cuts to Social Security and Medicare to fund Trump's agenda
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Speaker Johnson's push to pass Trump's agenda in one massive bill faces big hurdles
Mike Johnson Gives Update on Plans for Social Security
Without any changes to the program, the fund is set to run out of money for full payments by as early as 2035.
House Speaker Mike Johnson laid out the timeline for a reconciliation bill during an appearance on a Sunday morning news show.
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The Hard Right Isn’t Mike Johnson’s Biggest Problem AnymoreEver since Republicans took back control of the U.S. House in 2022, their biggest concern has been the unruly hard-right members of the House Freedom Caucus, who have exploited narrow margins of control to keep pressure on their colleagues to obey their wishes.
Mike Johnson secured the gavel in dramatic fashion, as he was on track to lose before two Republican defectors changed their vote after speaking to Donald Trump.
Trump directs Speaker Johnson to combine border, tax & energy plans into a single bill, reshaping the GOP's 2025 legislative strategy.
Johnson, a Republican from north Louisiana, is pushing a single bill using a parliamentary maneuver called “budget reconciliation,” challenging the two-bill strategy pursued by a pair of Senate Republicans, Majority Leader John Thune of South Dakota, and Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina.
An interview with congressional scholar Norm Ornstein, who explains how Trump is already signaling how he’ll put GOP lawmakers in a brutally impossible situation—and why Trump-GOP rule will likely imp
Johnson has Trump's backing and will leverage that support in an effort to get more of his conference on his side. The House cannot do anything else until it elects a speaker, including swear in new members.
The House will vote at noon Friday to select a speaker. Johnson is expected to win nearly all Republican votes, but just a handful of GOP defections could be enough to stop him.
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La., told lawmakers that the president-elect backs one reconciliation bill, rather than two or more, two sources with direct knowledge told NBC News.
Ron Johnson said he will not vote for Trump's plan to eliminate the debt limit, but will "negotiate in terms of how far" to increase it.
President-elect Donald Trump threw his support behind Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) for a second term in the top House leadership position, hoping to quash opposition as a growing number of ...
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