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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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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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Politico:
How Mike Johnson's main strength will become his biggest liability — Everyone agrees that the Louisianan's anonymity helped him get the speakership. It won't help him with the long list of other congressional crises. — Mike Johnson's anonymity in Washington was a driving force …
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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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Brendan Buck / Politico:
The Terrifying Learning Curve Facing Mike Johnson — What a neophyte speaker needs to know right now. — “It was perhaps Mike Johnson's short tenure in the House that allowed him to win the gavel. But now he faces a terrifyingly steep learning curve and almost no margin for error,” writes Brendan Buck.
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NBC News:
Who is Mike Johnson? Five things to know about the Republican nominee for speaker — The little-known Louisiana Republican says he's optimistic he'll win on the first ballot. — WASHINGTON — The newest Republican nominee for speaker, Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., is slated for a vote Wednesday in the full House.
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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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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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Washington Post:
Live updates House expected to vote on Republican Mike Johnson as speaker
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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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Bethany Irvine / Politico:
Playbook PM: The first MAGA speaker?
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The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on the Election of Mike Johnson as Speaker of the House
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New York Times:
Johnson Played Leading Role in Effort to Overturn 2020 Election
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CNN:
Who is Rep. Mike Johnson, the new House speaker?
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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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The Messenger:
Democrats Eager to Use New GOP House Speaker as 2024 Campaign Weapon
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Russell Berman / The Atlantic:
A Speaker Without Enemies—For Now
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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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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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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 …
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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S.V. Date / HuffPost:
The One Simple Trick For Avoiding Prison Could Be Slipping Out Of Reach For Trump — As the coup-attempting former president's co-defendants continue taking plea deals, his bargaining position for a deal of his own gets weaker. — WASHINGTON — As Donald Trump's co-defendants and associates …
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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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David French / New York Times:
Trump's Lawyers Are Going Down. Is He? — On Tuesday morning, Jenna Ellis became …
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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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Bloomberg.com:
At Least 10 Killed in Maine Shootings, Police Warn Death Toll Expected to Rise — At least 10 people were killed Wednesday in shootings in Lewiston, Maine, and the death toll is expected to rise, two law enforcement officials told The Associated Press. The officials said multiple people had also been wounded.
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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Rep. Jamaal Bowman charged with misdemeanor for pulling fire alarm in a Capitol building
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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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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
FBI received ‘criminal information’ from over 40 confidential sources on Joe Biden, Hunter, James: Grassley — Grassley alleges that the FBI and DOJ sought to shut down investigations into the Bidens — EXCLUSIVE: The FBI maintained more than 40 confidential human sources …
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