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New speaker of the House Mike Johnson once wrote in support of the criminalization of gay sex — Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has a history of harsh anti-gay language from his time as an attorney for a socially conservative legal group in the mid-2000s.
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Summer Concepcion / NBC News:
GOP speaker nominee Mike Johnson played a key role in efforts to overturn the 2020 election — Johnson, the latest Republican nominee for House speaker, led an amicus brief in support of a Texas lawsuit seeking to overturn Joe Biden's 2020 victory in four battleground states.
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Washington Post:
5 things to know about Mike Johnson, the GOP's latest House speaker nominee — Republicans in the House of Representatives picked Rep. Mike Johnson (La.), who serves as vice chairman of the House Republican Conference, as their fourth nominee for the speakership.
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump backs Johnson for House speaker, urges Republicans to vote for him and ‘get it done fast!’ — Trump said Johnson is ‘respected by all’ and would be a ‘fantastic speaker’ — Former President Trump backed House Republican nominee Rep. Mike Johnson for speaker of the House …
Washington Post:
Live updates House expected to vote on Republican Mike Johnson as speaker — The House is expected to vote Wednesday on whether to install Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) as its speaker. Late Tuesday, Johnson became the fourth Republican pick for the post since the ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) three weeks ago.
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Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
The New Speaker is Everything Voters Hate about the GOP — The election of a Far Right Speaker is a huge opportunity for Democrats to once again run against MAGA Extremism — After three weeks, multiple failed votes, and several well known Republicans face-planting on the House floor …
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New York Times:
Johnson Played Leading Role in Effort to Overturn 2020 Election
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Bethany Irvine / Politico:
Playbook PM: The first MAGA speaker?
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Politico:
'I've prayed for each of you': How Mike Johnson led a campaign of election denial
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NBC News:
Who is Mike Johnson? Five things to know about the Republican nominee for speaker
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John Knefel / Media Matters for America:
Mainstream media ignores new Speaker of the House Mike Johnson's history of anti-LGBTQ extremism
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Associated Press, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Twitchy and LGBTQ Nation
Russell Berman / The Atlantic:
A Speaker Without Enemies—For Now
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Charlie Sykes / The Bulwark:
A Coup on His Resume — A note for historians (and psychologists): … The Bulwark is a reader-supported publication.
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New York Times and The Dispatch
CNN:
Who is Rep. Mike Johnson, the House GOP's latest speaker nominee?
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Politico:
How Mike Johnson's main strength will become his biggest liability
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Washington Examiner, New York Post and CBS News
The Messenger:
Democrats Eager to Use New GOP House Speaker as 2024 Campaign Weapon
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Brent D. Griffiths / Insider:
Republicans shouted down a reporter and told her ‘shut up’ for asking their potential next House speaker about his efforts to overturn the 2020 election
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Reuters, The Hill, The Messenger, Daily Kos, Newsweek, Outside the Beltway, The Guardian, Progress Pond and LGBTQ Nation
Brendan Buck / Politico:
The Terrifying Learning Curve Facing Mike Johnson
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CNN:
Exclusive: Fulton County DA has discussed plea deals with at least 6 more Trump co-defendants — Fulton County prosecutors have discussed potential plea deals with at least six additional co-defendants charged alongside Donald Trump for attempting to subvert the 2020 presidential election, multiple sources tell CNN.
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Jacob Shamsian / Insider:
Sidney Powell pushes claims that 2020 election was rigged and prosecutors ‘extorted’ her after she pleaded guilty to election interference — Sidney Powell pleaded guilty to election interference in Georgia's criminal case last week. — She's still pushing claims that the 2020 election …
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Raw Story
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump rages as former acolytes turn against him under legal heat
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David French / New York Times:
Trump's Lawyers Are Going Down. Is He? — On Tuesday morning, Jenna Ellis became …
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Adam Klasfeld / The Messenger:
Trump Hit With $10,000 Fine for Gag Order Violation After Judge Puts Ex-President on Witness Stand and Finds Him ‘Not Credible’ — The former president claimed under oath that he had been referring to his former fixer Michael Cohen, who was on the witness stand throughout the day and the focal point …
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NBC News:
Judge orders Trump to take the stand in N.Y. fraud trial, fines him $10,000 for violating gag order again — Trump was called to testify for the first time in the New York trial and was fined $10,000 for violating his gag order again. — Donald Trump stormed out of a Manhattan courtroom Wednesday …
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Jo Becker / New York Times:
Justice Thomas's R.V. Loan Was Forgiven, Senate Inquiry Finds — The justice failed to repay much, perhaps all, of the $267,230 loan. His benefactor wiped the slate clean, with ethical and potential tax consequences. — The terms of the private loan were as generous as they were clear …
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Washington Post:
Clarence Thomas's RV loan was forgiven, Senate committee report says — Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) called Wednesday on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to tell the committee whether he declared more than a quarter-million dollars of loan forgiveness on his tax filings.
Politico:
D.C.'s attorney general charges Jamaal Bowman for triggering fire alarm — Bowman had triggered a fire alarm in the chaotic leadup to a vote on a spending bill
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National Review and The Daily Caller
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
It's the culture war, stupid: How Republicans view the presidency — One of the central refrains of Donald Trump's campaign for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination — a refrain focused, justifiably, on a general election rematch against President Biden — is that the economy was more robust during his tenure in the White House.
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Antonio Planas / NBC News:
12-year-old who emailed bomb threats to Maryland schools knew state law would prevent charges — A 12-year-old admitted to emailing seven bomb threats to schools, but state law says children younger than 13 can only face “crime of violence” charges. — A 12-year-old responsible …
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Phil Williams / WTVF-TV:
Voters soundly reject Gabrielle Hanson, other MAGA candidates in historic Franklin, Tennessee election — FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WTVF) — In perhaps the most bizarre race that this picturesque Middle Tennessee community has ever experienced, Franklin voters resoundingly rejected a candidate for mayor …
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Kenny Jacoby / USA Today:
Michigan State investigation finds Mel Tucker sexually harassed rape survivor — Former Michigan State University football coach Mel Tucker has been found responsible for violating the school's sexual harassment policy - a huge victory for the woman who accused him, prominent rape survivor …
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