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The dueling Republican factions imperiling the party’s megabill
For every bloc with a demand that must be met to earn its support, there is another faction demanding the opposite.
Republican hard-liners defy Trump, Johnson as megabill fails to advance
House Republicans are working to get their mega-bill encompassing Trump's legislative agenda back on track Friday morning.
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Mike Johnson Has Bonkers Defense of Trump’s Open Corruption
House Speaker Mike Johnson offered a baffling defense Wednesday for Donald Trump’s blatant corruption schemes, seeming to ...
Mike Johnson has mountain to climb to pass GOP tax bill
With opposition from moderates and fiscal hawks in both the House and Senate, passing Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill" is an ...
Speaker Mike Johnson's bluff-calling strategy reaches its limit: From the Politics Desk
Speaker Mike Johnson’s run of smooth sailing came to an abrupt end when he faced his first tangible setback on a massive ...
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Mike Johnson asks Trump to beat GOP hard-liners into submission
As the fate of President Donald Trump's so-called "big, beautiful bill" remains in doubt, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) ...
Mike Johnson Contends With Republican Mistrust in Dash to Pass Tax Bill
GOP lawmakers are debating whether he can keep his word to rival Republican factions.
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'Victory': Mike Johnson celebrates 'bonanza for billionaires'
Speaker Mike Johnson is declaring “victory” after House Republicans pushed President Donald Trump’s massive tax cuts bill ...
Johnson pushes 'aggressive' timetable for House to pass Trump's budget bill after GOP mutiny: 'We cannot fail'
House Speaker Mike Johnson said he believes House Republicans can reach a deal on Medicaid work requirements and pass ...
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‘Bonanza for Billionaires’: Johnson Celebrates ‘Victory’ of Medicaid-Gutting Tax Cuts Bill
Speaker Mike Johnson is declaring “victory” after House Republicans pushed  President Donald Trump’s massive tax cuts bill ...
Trump urges Speaker Mike Johnson to raise taxes on the wealthy, adding new wrinkle to massive GOP bill
Trump privately pressed Johnson to increase the tax rate on the highest earners and close the so-called carried interest ...
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Mike Johnson Contends With Republican Mistrust in Dash to Pass Tax Bill
Photo: Jose Luis Magana/Associated Press; Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg News WASHINGTON—As Speaker Mike ... Johnson has a razor-thin 220-213 majority in the chamber, and he will have to pass the ...