BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), in an interview with The Hill from the campaign trail in Pennsylvania, said he “probably underestimated” just how much work it would be to lead the House GOP’s massive political operation.
Johnson has been on the road constantly this fall, crisscrossing the country to raise money and preserve — and try to grow — a fragile GOP majority.
“We had a big challenge ahead of us, and I knew there was some travel involved. ...
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‘Avengers’ cast assembles to endorse Harris
The cast of "Avengers" assembled in a clip posted to the social platform X to endorse the Harris-Walz ticket for the 2024 presidential election.
"We're back. Let's #AssembleForDemocracy. In the #ElectionEndgame, every vote counts #VoteBlue! Vote @KamalaHarris @Tim_Walz," actor Mark Ruffalo wrote in the post.
"Don’t sit this one out. It’s the one where we will lose big: Project 2025, women’s reproductive rights, climate change, LGBTQIA+ rights, public educati...
RFK Jr. wants vaccines off market, Trump official says
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Johnson’s ‘No Obamacare’ remark even has the Trump campaign scrambling for distance
House Speaker Mike Johnson walked back his comments on the Affordable Health Care as the Trump campaign distances itself from his remarks.
The unwilling faces of GOP anti-trans ads
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Jimmy Kimmel appeals to Republicans to reject Trump in 19-minute monologue
Comedian Jimmy Kimmel, who is known for criticizing former President Trump, made an appeal to Republicans to reject the former president in his 19-minute opening monologue on Tuesday evening, one week before Election Day.
“Tonight’s monologue is for Republicans. So, if you have someone in your life who is either planning to vote for Trump or thinking about it, I would like you to send this to a Republican you love and respect with a request: Ask them to watch this whole thing ...
Speaker Johnson disputes accusation he’ll try to repeal ObamaCare
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is disputing Democrats’ assertion that he wants to repeal ObamaCare after Vice President Harris’s campaign seized on comments he made at a campaign stop this week.
“Despite the dishonest characterizations from the Harris campaign, the audio and transcript make clear that I offered no such promise to end ObamaCare, and in fact acknowledged that the policy is ‘deeply ingrained’ in our health care system,” Johnson said in a statement to The H...
Kamala Harris and Democrats will pack the Supreme Court if they win
In 2016, countless conservatives skeptical of Donald Trump voted for him anyway because the future of the Supreme Court was on the ballot. Now that concern is even more pressing.
This election, more than Justice Antonin Scalia’s seat is up for grabs — the Supreme Court as we know it is at stake.
At her CNN town hall, Kamala Harris was asked if she supported packing the Supreme Court with multiple additional justices in order to change its ideological composition. Sh...
Mike Johnson’s Vow to Overhaul ACA Draws Attention to Unpopular Stance
Speaker Mike Johnson said a Trump victory would allow Republicans to embark on a “massive overhaul” of the Affordable Care Act. He said the party wants to “take a blowtorch to the regulatory state.”
Mike Johnson promises ‘massive’ healthcare changes if Trump wins
House speaker’s comments could help Kamala Harris who outpolls Trump on healthcare in battleground states
Vice-President Kamala Harris may have received another last-minute helping hand from Republicans after the House speaker, Mike Johnson, said there would be “massive” healthcare changes if Donald Trump wins next Tuesday, including abolishing Obamacare.
“Healthcare reform’s going to be a big part of the agenda,” Johnson, speaking at a rally in Pennsylvania on Monday, told the crowd. “When I say we’re going to have a very aggressive first 100 days agenda, we got a lot of things still on the table.”
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