Boris Johnson’s memoirs will be published in October, publisher HarperCollins has announced. The publisher said the book, titled Unleashed, would be “honest, unrestrained and deeply revealing”, covering Mr Johnson’s time as mayor of London and as UK prime minister when it is released on October 10th. The former UK prime minister said: “I am honoured […]
Read the latest in our coverage of the death of Anthony Johnson Jr. and other issues in Tarrant County jail. It’s been 23 days since Anthony Johnson Jr. died in the custody of the Tarrant County Jail. His family and their attorney said they haven’t heard anything from the Texas Rangers, who are investigating his […]
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson assailed the U.S. judicial system on Tuesday as he became the highest-ranking Republican to attend court with Donald Trump, echoing unsubstantiated or disproven arguments made by the former president and his allies. It was a remarkable moment in modern American politics. The powerful House speaker signaled a turn of his […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats will vote to save Republican Speaker Mike Johnson‘s job should some of his fellow GOP lawmakers seek to remove him from the position, Democratic leaders said Tuesday, avoiding a repeat of when eight Republicans joined with Democrats to oust his predecessor, former Rep. Kevin McCarthy. Johnson, R-La., has come under […]
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is doubling down on her commitment to oust Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), saying his days in the leadership position are “numbered” as House members await a potential privileged vote on a motion to vacate. Greene last month filed a motion to remove Johnson, saying he crossed a line by holding […]
Your letters to the editor for April 21, 2024: ‘Problem-solving’ Dusty Johnson is gone When Dusty Johnson was first inaugurated to Congress in 2019, I was in my high school government class, preparing to graduate five months later. Naturally, Dusty came up from time to time. Although I’ve been left-leaning for as long as I […]
Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the campaign trail, the White House and Capitol Hill. In today’s edition, senior national political reporter Sahil Kapur looks at a make-or-break week for House Speaker Mike Johnson. Plus, on day […]
WASHINGTON – House Speaker Mike Johnson is drawing closer to peril after another conservative hardliner publicly came out in support of forcibly removing the Republican leader from his job. Shortly after unveiling a plan to deliver foreign aid to key U.S. allies, Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., forcibly came out against the House speaker’s proposal in […]
High-profile rightwing influencers were briefed on House Speaker Mike Johnson’s voter registration bill well in advance of its announcement in what appears to be a coordinated social media campaign meant to drum up support for the legislation, which is dead on arrival on the Senate. Conservative influencers posted dozens of times before Johnson, R-La., publicly […]
In the aftermath of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, then-House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy was not pleased with Donald Trump. The congressman even told his members — in comments that were recorded and later released — that he’d “had it with this guy,” referring to Trump. The GOP leader added, “What he did […]
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) has focused more on growth initiatives since spinning off its consumer healthcare business into what is now Kenvue. In 2022, it made a big move with the acquisition of heart pump maker Abiomed for a whopping $16.6 billion. And recently, J&J announced yet another major deal: It is acquiring Shockwave […]
The House is back in session Tuesday after a two-week-long Easter recess, and Speaker Mike Johnson is returning with his speakership under threat after fellow Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene filed a motion to oust him just months after he ascended to the position. The Georgia Republican filed a motion to vacate Johnson just before […]