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 …

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 …

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.

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.