The House is set to convene and vote for a new speaker on Friday
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Trump says he will make phone calls for Mike Johnson ahead of the vote for speaker
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Donald Trump wants ‘smart’ immigration as MAGA fumes at Elon Musk’s influence
US President-elect Trump reaffirms support for smart immigrants, diverging from his MAGA base, siding with Elon Musk despite criticism. Trump’s stance
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Author: Chidanand Rajghatta
Trump says he would make calls for Mike Johnson
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Trump meets with DC mayor ahead of inauguration and hints Canada could join US: Live
Incoming president planning swearing-in ceremony for January 20 and continuing to float idea of merging North American neighbor into United States
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Author: Alex Woodward
Chris Sununu still believes the GOP is bigger than Donald Trump
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Republicans slam Biden as 9/11 terrorists set to escape death penalty: ‘This is an abomination’
In the wake of the appeals court ruling, GOP lawmaker Mike Lawler slammed the president for allowing such a plea deal to take place under his administration.
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Author: Arya Vaishnavi
Speaker math: Breaking down how many votes Johnson needs to keep his gavel
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) heads to the House floor on Friday in hopes of being formally reelected Speaker. While Johnson has the endorsement of President-elect Trump to remain Speaker, one…
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Author: Emily Brooks
Which companies have the most employees working on an H-1B visa?
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Author: Kate Gibson
Steve Bannon tells Elon Musk to ‘sit in the back and study’
Former President-elect Trump advisor Steve Bannon told tech billionaire and Trump ally Elon Musk to “sit in the back and study” amid an ongoing feud between the president-elect’s Silicon Vall…
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Author: Julia Shapero
Trump endorsed Johnson for House speaker. His future is still anything but certain
Some members of an unruly GOP caucus remain unenthused with Johnson — but what’s the alternative?
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Author: John Bowden
Massie: Johnson will cost GOP its House majority in 2026 if Speaker
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) said House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) did not deserve a second term in leadership and would cost the GOP its majority in the lower chamber if reelected. “Johnson is not…
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Author: Ashleigh Fields
Opinion | Cartoon by Lisa Benson
Lisa Benson cartoon on Republicans taking control of the U.S. government in 2025.
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Author: Lisa Benson
Republican support wavers for Mike Johnson’s re-election as House speaker
Despite Donald Trump’s endorsement, Johnson is facing criticism for his handling of the government budget battle
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Author: Edward Helmore
Steve Bannon says there’s no MAGA ‘civil war’ because Elon Musk is ‘not tough enough’
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“They folded – I mean, it was embarrassing,” Steve Bannon said on Monday, referencing Elon Musk’s tweets over the weekend when he said the H-1B visa program needed to be “reformed.”
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Author: Justin Baragona
Chip Roy on Johnson: ‘I don’t believe he has the votes’
Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) on Tuesday said Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) does not have the votes to keep the gavel, and that he remains undecided on whether he can support the Louisiana Republican in t…
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Author: Emily Brooks
How visas for skilled foreign workers are splitting MAGA in two
Tesla CEO Elon Musk and other tech titans are warring with some of US President-elect Donald Trump’s staunchest supporters over immigration visas. Trump has backed Musk and praised the use of H-1B visas…
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Author: Sébastian SEIBT
Republicans want to change voting laws after deluge of false claims of election fraud
Democrats worry that both proposed acts will make it harder to vote.
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Author: Christina A. Cassidy,The Associated Press
Trump tests influence over GOP with Johnson Speakership vote
The strength of President-elect Trump’s influence over the razor-thin House Republican majority will get another major test Friday, when Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) aims to be reelected as Speaker…
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Author: Emily Brooks,Brett Samuels
Republican Budget Gimmicks: Just Say No
The reconciliation process makes for bad government and worse fiscal policy.
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Spartz: It will take bold and decisive leadership to reverse this “Titanic” from its catastrophic course.
Noblesville, IN – Today, Rep. Victoria Spartz released the following statement on her upcoming speaker vote on January 3, 2025:
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Author: Representative Victoria Spartz
Donald Trump makes terrifying ‘Great Depression’ threat
Donald Trump has warned that the USA is teetering on the edge of a Great Depression, warning over ‘potential disaster’ as the national debt currently sits at about $36 trillion
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Author: Nina Joudeh
Trump gives complete and total endorsement of Johnson as Speaker
President-elect Trump offered his complete and total endorsement of Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Monday, days before a House vote on Friday to elect a new Speaker. “Speaker Mike Johnson is…
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Author: Emily Brooks
Trump endorses Johnson in speaker’s race
President-elect Donald Trump endorsed Speaker Mike Johnson on Monday ahead of the new Congress convening to elect a speaker.
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Author: Clare Foran, Lauren Fox, Alayna Treene
What are H-1B visas and what has Trump said about them in the past?
H-1B visas are for highly skilled immigrants typically working in tech, healthcare, engineering and finance
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Author: Rhian Lubin
