Join SyncTopic today. Our First 10,000 members will receive an exclusive Founders Badge to display on their profile. Hurry, this opportunity won't last long.
Prospective Jurors Arrive For Landmark Madigan Racketeering Trial
Potential jurors in the trial of ex-House speaker Michael Madigan have begun to fill out questionnaires, the first step in selecting a panel to determine Madigans fate.
chicagotribune.com
Open
Comments
Leave a comment...
Leave the first comment
Get the conversation started and share what you think about this story. Check below for more articles related to 'Mike Johnson'.
Related Articles
10/11/24 Midday:
Speaker Mike Johnson talks to us about former President Donald Trump, the lame duck and more. The post 10/11/24 Midday: appeared first on Punchbowl News.
https://punchbowl.news/archive/101124-midday/
Johnson Wants To Make It Harder To Oust Speaker
Speaker Mike Johnson appears set on raising the threshold for the motion to vacate that allows rank-and-file members to try to remove the speaker, Punchbowl News reports. Said Johnson: I […]
https://politicalwire.com/2024/10/11/johnson-wants...
Conservatives Look For More Power In Possible Senate GOP Majority
Conservatives want to exert more power over the Senate GOP conference if they win back the majority in November, so that they can exert some of the same influence that the House Freedom Caucus has demonstrated over Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) in the House. Frustrated conservatives led by Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) are planning to...
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4927612-conser...
10/11/24 AM:
PRESENTED BY IN THIS EDITION The world according to Mike Johnson FischerThe post 10/11/24 AM: appeared first on Punchbowl News.
https://punchbowl.news/archive/101124-am/
Scoop: Some Top House Democrats Won't Commit To Certifying A Trump Victory
House Democrats railed against House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) for hedging on whether a GOP-controlled House would certify a Kamala Harris victory. But some of their senior members are playing a similar game.Why it matters: Those Dem...
https://www.axios.com/2024/10/11/house-democrats-jan-6-election-trump-raskin
House Democrats Urge Speaker Mike Johnson To Call House Back To Pass Emergency Disaster Funding
Over 60 House Democrats urged House Speaker Mike Johnson to call the House back into session and pass emergency disaster aid funding in the wake of hurricanes Helene and Milton.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/oct/10/h...
House Democrats Urge Speaker Johnson To Call House Back To Pass Emergency Disaster Funding
Over 60 House Democrats urged House Speaker Mike Johnson to call the House back into session and pass emergency disaster aid funding in the wake of hurricanes Helene and Milton.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/oct/10/h...
North Carolina Legislature Swiftly Passes Hurricane Relief And Election Flexibility
The North Carolina legislature quickly passed relief legislation Wednesday as the western part of the state still recovers from Hurricane Helene. The state House of Representatives and Senate passed the Disaster Recovery Act of 2024 unanimously, providing $273 million in relief funds and modifications to election procedures in the affected counties. Republican state House Speaker […]
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3183923/north-carolina-hurricane-relief-...
Mike Johnson Refuses To Bring The House Back To Pass Hurricane Relief
Warnings are growing that more hurricane relief is needed by Speaker Mike Johnson won't reconvene the House until after the election.
https://www.politicususa.com/2024/10/10/mike-johns...
Speaker Johnson's 2020 Election Challenge Raises Questions For 2024
What will Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) do? Thats the quiet question bouncing around Washington this month as the parties race furiously toward Election Day when both the House and White House are up for grabs and former President Trump is already laying the foundation for challenging the results if he loses. Johnson will...
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4922804-mike-jo...
Dozens Of Dems Team Up To Push Mike Johnson To Call Congress Back Into Session: Report
A group of more than 60 House Democrats joined together Wednesday to urge House Speaker
https://www.rawstory.com/mike-johnson-2669370040/
Mike Johnson Faces New Pressure As Hurricane Milton Makes Landfall
Sixty-three House members signed a letter asking that Johnson call the chamber back into session to vote on emergency funding.
https://www.newsweek.com/mike-johnson-house-pressu...
Jeffries And Johnson Plow Cash Into House "squinter" Races
Data: AdImpact, Cook Political Report; Chart: Thomas Oide/AxiosWith dreams of going big, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) are pouring mi...
https://www.axios.com/2024/10/10/hakeem-jeffries-mike-johnson-2024-house-races
House Speaker Blames Botched Afghanistan Withdrawal And Harris-Biden Admin Open Border Policies For ISIS-inspired Election Day Terror Plot
Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi entered the US on a Special Immigrant Visa just days after the Harris-Biden administration pulled out of the war-torn country.
https://nypost.com/2024/10/09/us-news/house-speaker-blames-botched-afghanistan-w...
'Butler Is Big, Big': Mike Johnson Mocks Trump With Impersonation
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) attempted to do a short impersonation of former President Donald Trump.At a recent rally with evangelicals in Arlington, Texas, Johnson said that he had tried to speak to the former president ...
https://www.rawstory.com/mike-johnson-trump-impersonation/
Mitt Romney Declines To Endorse Harris While Reiterating He Wont Vote For Trump
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) is not endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris. On Tuesday, Romney reaffirmed his longtime distaste for former President Donald Trump without saying he would support the Democratic ticket this year. Neither he nor former House Speaker Paul Ryan, his running mate in the 2012 presidential election, will support the top of the […]
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/presidential/3182416/mitt-romn...
Mike Johnsons Trump Charm Offensive
Speaker Mike Johnson has been cultivating his relationship with Donald Trump by occasionally popping into Mar-a-Lago for face time as he tries to hang on to his leadership position, Politico […]
https://politicalwire.com/2024/10/09/mike-johnsons...
McCarthy Argues Harris Does Not Understand The Challenge Of Small Businesses
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy criticized Vice President Kamala Harriss plan for small businesses that she was pressed on during her recent interview with CBS Newss 60 Minutes. Harris was asked about the various tax benefits she would give to people should she become president, including her proposed tax deduction of up to $50,000 for […]
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/3181656/mccarthy-argues-harris...
McCarthy Says GOP 'playing Defense' This Election Cycle: 'That's A Problem'
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said in an interview on Tuesday that while he doesn't think Republicans will lose the House in November, he believes the GOP is "playing defense" against what he views as a Democratic money advantage this election cycle. "The problem being there, with the asterisk there, its easier to win seats in...
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4922346-mcca...
Appropriations Democrat Calls On Johnson To Convene House For Emergency Funding As Hurricane Milton Approaches
Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, led a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) Tuesday calling on him to reconvene the House to allocate further disaster relief aid as Hurricane Milton bears down on Florida. In the letter, shared with The Hill, Kaptur and four other House Democrats wrote...
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4921...
