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Johnson's Fight for Gavel May Affect Trump Certification

If he loses speakership vote on Friday, it could delay president-elect's big day on Monday

(Newser) - The new House convenes on Friday, with a major question hanging in the balance: Will Mike Johnson remain as speaker? Johnson has the endorsement of President-elect Trump , but he still may not have the necessary votes given the GOP's razor-thin margin. Coverage:
  • The math: The House's first order
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2 Lawmakers Push Biden to Pardon Assange

Democrat and Republican ask for a message that journalists won't be prosecuted

(Newser) - President Biden has received a bipartisan plea from two House members to pardon Julian Assange as a signal that the government will not prosecute journalists "simply for doing their jobs." Reps. James McGovern, a Massachusetts Democrat, and Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, wrote to the president earlier this...

Another Republican Backs Effort to Oust Speaker

Mike Johnson's hold on the gavel is tenuous after Rep. Thomas Massie's comments

(Newser) - Marjorie Taylor Greene is no longer the only Republican ready to remove Mike Johnson as House speaker. Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky said Tuesday he was on board, reports Politico . In fact, Massie asked Johnson to resign in a closed-door GOP session, and Johnson refused, per the Hill . Last month,...

After 200 Attempts, US Has a Federal Anti-Lynching Law

'Lynching was pure terror,' President Biden says

(Newser) - Update: After almost 200 attempts over 120 years, the US has passed a law making lynching a federal hate crime. President Biden signed the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act at a White House event with guests including Rev. Wheeler Parker, a cousin of Till's who witnessed the teenager's kidnapping...

Christmas and Guns: 2 Images Stoke Controversy
2 Holiday Tweets Stoke
Controversy Over Guns
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Dec 6, 2021 11:15 AM CST

2 Holiday Tweets Stoke Controversy Over Guns

Sheriff's office and a congressman post Christmas messages

(Newser) - Two images with the themes of guns and Christmas made headlines over the weekend, one from a congressman and the other from a sheriff's office. Both drew condemnation from critics but defenses from advocates of gun rights. Adding to the controversy: Both came within days of the deadly school...

3 House Republicans Lose Their Mask-Fine Appeals

Trio consists of Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Thomas Massie, and Ralph Norman

(Newser) - Three Republican House members have lost appeals challenging fines for not wearing face coverings on the House floor earlier this year. On Tuesday, the House Ethics Committee released statements noting that Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Thomas Massie of Kentucky, and Ralph Norman of South Carolina had failed in...

Trump Jumps on GOP Bandwagon Against Liz Cheney

Allies of the president say the Wyoming congresswoman has been disloyal to him

(Newser) - President Trump had a busy morning on Twitter, issuing 49 tweets or retweets and an attack on the third-ranking Republican in the House, all before 10am ET. Trump joined Republican allies Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz and Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul in lambasting House GOP Conference Chairwoman Liz Cheney, who has...

John Kerry Unloads on Lawmaker in Surprising Tweet

He says Thomas Massie has 'tested positive for being an a--hole'

(Newser) - Rep. Thomas Massie is not a popular man on Capitol Hill because he's gumming up quick passage of the massive stimulus bill in the House. The Kentucky Republican said Friday morning he planned to ask for a roll call vote, meaning lawmakers would have to be physically present to...

Trump Denounces GOP 'Grandstander'
Trump Denounces
GOP 'Grandstander'
Mar 27, 2020 10:29 AM CDT

Trump Denounces GOP 'Grandstander'

Rep. Thomas Massie taking flak over delaying passage of stimulus bill

(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi promised Friday morning that the House would pass the massive stimulus package that already has cleared the Senate before the day is done. But if so, passage won't be as easy as she originally planned, and one member of Congress is taking a lot of criticism over...

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