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By: Melanie Zanona, Annie Grayer
(CNN) — Speaker Mike Johnson's weakened position inside the House GOP conference has sparked delicate internal discussions about who could potentially replace him if he can't hang on to the job – whether it's in this Congress or the next one, according to interviews with over a dozen Republican lawmakers and aides.
By: Melanie Zanona, Lauren Fox
Washington (CNN) — Speaker Mike Johnson announced Wednesday he is sticking with his plan to put a series of foreign aid bills on the floor, including funding for Ukraine, after facing significant pressure from hardliners.
By: Lauren Fox, Haley Talbot, Melanie Zanona
Speaker Mike Johnson announced Wednesday he is sticking with his plan to put a series of foreign aid bills on the floor including funding for Ukraine after facing significant pressure from hardliners.
By: Lauren Fox, Melanie Zanona, Michelle Shen
FILE - Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., talks with reporters ahead of the debate and vote on supplemental aid to Israel, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. Johnson is facing his first big test as he tries to win House Republican support for a short-term funding plan to avert a government shutdown. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
By: Annie Grayer, Melanie Zanona, Manu Raju, Lauren Fox
Speaker Mike Johnson is being lobbied by his members to raise the threshold required to trigger a motion to vacate the speaker’s chair, according to multiple GOP sources – a move that would help ensure he can pass foreign aid bills and still keep his job without needing to rely on Democrats to bail him out.
By Lauren Fox, Haley Talbot, Melanie Zanona and Michelle Shen, CNN Washington (CNN) — Speaker Mike Johnson announced Wednesday he is sticking with his plan to put a series of foreign aid bills on the floor, including funding for Ukraine, after facing significant pressure from hardliners. “After significant Member feedback and discussion, the House Rules […]
By: Annie Grayer, Melanie Zanona
Washington CNN — Rep. Paul Gosar on Friday signed on to the effort to remove Speaker Mike Johnson from his job , the Arizona Republican announced in a news release, becoming the third member to do so.
By: Melanie Zanona, Annie Grayer
Watch “Inside Politics Sunday with Manu Raju” at 8 a.m. ET and 11 a.m. ET on Speaker Johnson and the tension in the House GOP. CNN —
By: Annie Grayer, Melanie Zanona, Manu Raju, John Bowden, Ben Blanchet
STORY: For three decades, Ana Estrada lived with a rare incurable disease that weakened her muscles. She was bed-ridden and required a ventilator to breathe.
By: Dillon Mullan, Zachary B. Wolf, Jen Judson Lorraine Mirabella, Melanie Zanona, Ethan Illers
The south end of the Baltimore area's light rail system will be closed for maintenance for three weeks in May.
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