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Lauren Boebert: 'It Makes No Difference To Me' If Hakeem Jeffries Or Mike Johnson Is Speaker

The far-right lawmaker made the provocative comment as Democratic leaders assured they would block a vote to dismiss the House speaker.
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Tennessee Lawmakers Pass Bill To Allow Armed Teachers A Year After Shooting

The bill that will let some teachers and staff carry concealed handguns on public school grounds, but bar parents and other teachers from knowing who was armed.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Makes Incredibly Worrisome Claim About Speaker Turnover

The far-right lawmaker seems to have an aversion to stable leadership.
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'I Stand With The Speaker': Trump Throws Mike Johnson A Lifeline

The presumptive GOP presidential nominee heaped some much-needed praise on Rep. Mike Johnson as he battles to keep his speakership.
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Six Months Later, Kevin McCarthy Has Not Changed

In a talk to college students, the former House speaker showed his charm, his unwillingness to forget, and his ability to always ask, ‘What about…?’
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Mike Johnson Ducks Question Of Whether He Thinks Discarding Embryos Is Murder

"I mean, I believe in the sanctity of life," said the GOP House speaker, who maintains he supports IVF but also believes life begins at conception.
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Opinion: Why Do Journalists Let Lawmakers Get Away With Baldfaced Lying?

How hard is it to hold elected officials' feet to the fire, especially with social media and recorded footage of them spouting mistruths ad nauseam?
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House Speaker Mike Johnson Spent Years Defending Christian Speech In Public Schools

“The ultimate goal of the enemy is silencing the Gospel," the Republican said in 2004 after Jewish parents sued a school for pushing Christianity on their kids.
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Mike Johnson Says Americans 'Misunderstand' Separation Of Church And State

“When the founders set this system up, they wanted a vibrant expression of faith in the public square," the newly minted House speaker said.
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Kevin McCarthy Unsure If He Will Run For Reelection

Just last month, McCarthy told reporters he was “not resigning” from the House and would run for reelection.
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