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Trump to meet with congressional Republicans as lawmakers joust over his agenda

President-elect Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers will begin trying on Wednesday to chart a path to enacting more tax cuts, border controls and fossil fuel production through a U.S. Congress that his sometimes fractious Republicans narrowly control.

Scripps News on MSN · 23h

Trump set to meet with GOP lawmakers as party strategizes how to pass his agenda

President-elect Donald Trump has his hands full this week as he and Republicans on Capitol Hill work to strategize how to pass his agenda. (Scripps News)

Alternet on MSN · 1d

'Can’t really start': GOP senators already doubting Trump’s strategy for first major bill

President-elect Donald Trump has been calling for "one powerful bill" in Congress that will address a variety of legislative priorities, including taxes, immigration and the U.S./Mexico border. But according to Politico reporters Ursula Perano and Jordain Carney,

Mike Johnson, Trump and House Speaker

HuffPost on MSN · 1h

Mike Johnson Roasted Over What Could Be His Most Ironic Boast Yet

Social media users responded with a stark reminder after House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) positively talked up Tuesday about the speed and relative ease with which Congress had a day earlier certified President-elect Donald Trump ’s 2024 election victory over Democratic rival Kamala Harris.

The Washington Post on MSN · 4d

How Mike Johnson clinched the speakership — with an assist from Trump

The win came after a tense stand-off with House Republicans and a phone call from Donald Trump to two members of the ultraconservative House Freedom Caucus.

Newsweek · 4d

Trump Reacts to Mike Johnson Winning the Speakership

Trump took to his social media platform soon after the vote Friday, which returned Johnson to the speaker's chair after initially coming up short of votes on the first ballot. But Representatives Ralph Norman of South Carolina and Keith Self of Texas changed their votes to support Johnson after first voting against him.

Mike Johnson, Medicare and Social Security

ABC News on MSN · 20h

Johnson says no cuts to Social Security and Medicare to fund Trump's agenda

House Speaker Mike Johnson said cuts to Social Security and Medicare won't be part of the legislative plan being worked out to fund President-elect Donald Trump's agenda.

Newsweek on MSN · 1d

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.

Raw Story on MSN · 1d

'But...': Mike Johnson leaves wiggle room as he says 'intention' is not to cut Medicare

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) would not state definitively that Republicans would not cut Social Security and Medicare as he said the "intention" was to keep the programs intact. During a Tuesday press conference,

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Speaker Mike Johnson says Trump is the coach calling plays. But what if coach changes his mind?

House Speaker Mike Johnson often says he sees himself as the quarterback and President-elect Donald Trump as the coach ...

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The Hard Right Isn’t Mike Johnson’s Biggest Problem Anymore

Ever since Republicans took back control of the U.S. House in 2022, their biggest concern has been the unruly hard-right ...

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Mike Johnson touts new GOP agenda under Trump: ‘We’re going to be dismantling the deep state’

Fresh off his reelection as speaker, Mike Johnson hyped up Republicans’ ambitious agenda for the new year and pledged to take ...

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Rep. Mike Johnson tells House Republicans Trump wants them to pass a single reconciliation bill

At a closed-door House Republican retreat Saturday morning, newly re-elected House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said ...

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'Looming fiasco' for GOP as Trump is poised to 'screw over' Mike Johnson: analysis

The New Republic's Greg Sargent has been doing some analysis of President-elect Donald Trump's personnel decisions and has ...

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How Mike Johnson pulled out a 2nd term as House speaker -- with Donald Trump's help

Mike Johnson secured the gavel in dramatic fashion, as he was on track to lose before two Republican defectors changed their ...

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U.S. Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana pushes a 'powerful' bill for Donald Trump's agenda

Johnson, a Republican from north Louisiana, is pushing a single bill using a parliamentary maneuver called “budget ...

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Mike Johnson plans to use reconciliation to circumvent Democrats on debt limit fight

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) maintained that Republicans will move forward with President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to ...

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