Speaker Johnson says there will be ‘hell to pay’ if Hamas violates ceasefire: Full interview
In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) tells Kristen Welker about how he plans to implement President-elect Donald Trump’s agenda and reacts to the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.
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Mike Johnson’s Caving to Trump May Have Just Cost Him in the House
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Mike Johnson Keeps the Speaker’s Gavel
Mike Johnson of Louisiana to lead the lower chamber on Friday, after two Republican holdouts—Reps. Ralph Norman and Keith Self—flipped their votes to deliver Johnson a narrow majority and end the speakership race on the first ballot.
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Gazans Cheer as Ceasefire Between Israel and Hamas Kicks Off
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Live updates: Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage release deal set to begin Sunday in Gaza
The plan is for Hamas to hand the abductees to the Red Cross, which will deliver them to Israeli officials in Gaza. The hostages will be evacuated to hospitals.
Hamas will never govern Gaza, Trump national security adviser says
President-elect Donald Trump's incoming national security adviser, Mike Waltz, said on Sunday that if Hamas reneges on the Gaza ceasefire-for-hostages deal, the United States will support Israel "in doing what it has to do.
Impeached to ‘transformational,’ Trump compared to Reagan and FDR
Unlike past incoming presidents, Trump knows how to get his agenda done because he already had one term sitting in the Oval Office.
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
“Fox News Sunday” — Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pa.; Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla.; Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Herzog.
Mike Johnson has a new headache in the narrowly divided House: From the Politics Desk
Johnson sent shockwaves around Capitol Hill when he decided to oust Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio — a staunch NATO supporter who has aggressively pushed for U.S. aid to Ukraine — as chair of the House Intelligence Committee and replace him with Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Ark., a conservative who voted against the most recent Ukraine aid package.
Johnson vows to put ICC prosecutor Karim Khan ‘back in his place’
The ICC is actually equating Israel and Hamas, even as Hamas still holds Israelis and American hostages. It is just absurd,” the House Speaker said.
Sunday shows preview: Trump returns to Washington as GOP trifecta takes form
President-elect Trump is officially returning to Washington, set to be inaugurated on Monday for his second term in the White House as the Republican Party trifecta takes form. Congress is set to kickstart a likely busy spring legislative session in order to pass the commander-in-chief’s agenda.
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“The Trump Effect”: On Deal-Making and Credit-Claiming in Trump 2.0
The once and future President is back to wielding leverage like a club, in the Middle East and on Capitol Hill.
A new Trump era is beginning, and he’s already bending Washington to his will
President-elect Donald Trump’s influence has been apparent over the past week as the Republican Party, corporate America, and much of the international order have fallen into line behind him.
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Trump Announces Troubling Blacklist for White House
Pam Bondi, Donald Trump’s nominee for the next U.S. attorney general, refused to give a basic yes or no answer, during her confirmation hearing Wednesday, regarding her views on birthright citizenship, which is etched into the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution.