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Thursday, Dec 4

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Mike Johnson scrambles to pass Pentagon bill as GOP ranks seethe

www.politico.com

The must-pass legislation will test Johnson’s ability to command and cajole his conference.

Speaker Johnson pleads with Republicans to keep concerns private after tumultuous week

wtop.com

Washington (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson is imploring his fellow Republicans to stop venting their frustrations in public and…

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Speaker Mike Johnson struggles to keep control of the House floor

www.nbcnews.com

Less than a year before the critical 2026 midterm elections, Speaker Mike Johnson is losing control of the House floor.

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Mike Johnson races to finalize elusive GOP health care plan

www.politico.com

Speaker Mike Johnson is racing to finalize a Republican health care plan in time to present it to his conference at their weekly meeting Tuesday, but his team still needs to decide on major contours of the plan, according to three people…

Reporter's Notebook: House exodus threatens Johnson's grip on power as over 40 members head for exit

www.foxnews.com

Over 40 House members plan to exit Congress this year, threatening Speaker Mike Johnson's narrow majority amid growing safety concerns and frustration.

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Speaker Johnson swears in Matt Van Epps after Tennessee special election

thehill.com

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) swore in Rep. Matt Van Epps (R-Tenn.) on Thursday morning, less than two days after Van Epps won an unexpectedly competitive special election to fill a vacant House seat. Van Epps, an Army veteran, will succeed…

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Stefanik reasserts herself in Congress as antagonist to Speaker Johnson

thehill.com

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) is reasserting herself after months of lying low in Congress as she prepared a run for governor — emerging as a notable antagonist to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.). This week, Stefanik publicly accused Johnson…

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Mike Johnson Defiant After Multiple MAGA Women Turn on Him

www.newsweek.com

House Speaker Mike Johnson has said that he would "absolutely" run again to lead the House next Congress.

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After Stefanik’s Push, Speaker Johnson Agrees to Include FBI Oversight Provision in NDAA

www.breitbart.com

A legislative dispute between Chairwoman of House Republican Leadership Elise Stefanik and Speaker Mike Johnson over a provision requiring congressional disclosure of FBI counterintelligence investigations into federal candidates ended in…

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Republican Rep. Nancy Mace claps back at claims she’s retiring from Congress over frustrations with Speaker Mike Johnson

Mace said she’s “not sure why the internet is running with this like wildfire - for the clicks I suppose.”

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Some House Republican women are in open revolt against Speaker Mike Johnson

www.nbcnews.com

Speaker Mike Johnson is staring down a revolt from House Republican women. Meanwhile, several are exiting the House, weighing retirement or quitting Congress early.

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Don't threaten us with a good time, Mike Johnson

www.dailykos.com

Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson faced questions Wednesday over his party’s disastrous underperformance in Tuesday’s special election in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District—one that has members of his party sounding the alarm over…

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Mike Johnson faces widespread Republican revolt

www.axios.com

House Speaker Mike Johnson is staring down an internal revolt, with anger spilling out from conservative hardliners, to regular members and senior GOP leaders alike.

Trump’s latest pardon confuses Capitol Hill–and makes Mike Johnson’s job harder

Trump’s action is just the latest sign he is largely checked out in terms of helping Republicans after he’s gone, Eric Garcia writes

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Senior Johnson aide leaves for Holland & Knight

www.politico.com

Chris Jaarda, who has spent the past two years as a senior policy adviser and counsel to House Speaker Mike Johnson, has left the Hill to join Holland & Knight as a partner in the firm’s lobbying practice.

Wednesday, Dec 3

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How MAGA star Elise Stefanik came for Mike Johnson’s head — and walked away getting what she wanted

The New York congresswoman asserted that the House speaker did not have support among Republican lawmakers, called him a liar and ‘political novice’ and insinuated he wasn’t close with Trump before backpedaling

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Elise Stefanik unloads on Speaker Johnson’s GOP leadership, gets Trump to intervene on fixing ‘Comey loophole’

nypost.com

Rep. Elise Stefanik took a victory lap Wednesday, touting the inclusion of a provision to alert Congress of counterintelligence probes of federal candidates in the annual defense bill after a rare public spat with House Speaker Mike…

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