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  1. Kay Granger, First Republican Woman From Texas Elected to Congress, Dies at 83 https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/08/03/kay-granger-first…can-woman-from-texas-elected-to-congress-dies-at-83-n2205102
    served 28 years in the House and eventually took charge of the committee that controls federal spending.Republican House Speaker Mike … Johnson of Louisiana (LA-04) remembered Granger as a trailblazer, public servant, and close friend in a statement Sunday night.Kay … She became its ranking Republican in 2019, took the gavel in January 2023, and stepped down as chair in April 2024.…
  2. Morning Minute: That Thing That Never Happens, Happened Again https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2026/07/22/morning-minute-n2204611
    Sherrill’s public admission that more than 6,600 non-citizens ended up on the voter rolls—with nearly 400 casting ballots between June 2023 … Ben Smith: America's Interest Bill Is Now Bigger Than the Pentagon's BudgetAnd on June 9, Jennifer O'Connell wrote about Speaker Mike … Johnson's plan to address entitlement spending: Mike Johnson Teases a Long-Overdue Fight Over Entitlement SpendingLIGHTER FARE …
  3. Former J6 Prosecutor Heads to Jail After Bizarre Stabbing Case—Why ‘Lectern Guy’ Is Not Happy About It https://redstate.com/rusty-weiss/2026/04/27/former-j6-prosec…stabbing-casewhy-lectern-guy-is-not-happy-about-it-n2201765
    prosecutor Patrick Scruggs was shipped off to county jail Monday after pleading guilty to stabbing a driver multiple times in a 2023 …        READ MORE: Mike Johnson Goes Off on Desperate Democrats for Storming His Office in Sad Political … Here's the kicker," Johnson added, "he gets to keep his law license at the end of all of this.""…
  4. Despite Congress' Resignations, Deaths, and Disappearances, Americans Have an Opportunity to Remake It https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/04/23/congress-is-a-mes…d-disappearances-theres-an-opportunity-to-remake-it-n2201613
    colleagues for over a month and has missed dozens of votes.Kean, who has held New Jersey’s Seventh congressional district since 2023 … So, the fact that Republican leadership: i.e., House Speaker Mike Johnson (LA-04), Majority Leader Steve Scalise (LA-01), and Conference…
  5. Speaker Johnson: Dems Prove Time and Again They Stand With Criminals—‘Just Like This Murderer Here’ https://redstate.com/rusty-weiss/2026/03/25/speaker-johnson…ey-stand-with-criminalsjust-like-this-murderer-here-n2200612
    House Speaker Mike Johnson is growing weary of the Democrats and their latest round of political gamesmanship. … (The partial government shutdown, in its sixth week, has left the DHS unfunded since mid-February.)Johnson was not in a mincing words … That is the modern Democrat party," Johnson explained. "And they verify it with their actions every single day.""…
  6. The Numbers Don't Lie: Once Again, Blue States Predictably Top Annual List of Where People Are Leaving https://redstate.com/beccalower/2026/01/08/numbers-dont-lie…ce-again-predicatible-states-top-u-haul-annual-list-n2197925
    there's a reason for that; RedState has written previously on this trend, most recently by my colleague Sister Toldjah who covered the 2023 … tax on tips and several other policies to help out the pocketbooks of the Americans in their states - something for which Speaker Mike … Johnson (LA-01) called them out.…
  7. Could the GOP Retire Itself Into the Minority in 2026? Who's In and Who's Out for the Midterms https://redstate.com/beckynoble/2025/12/08/could-gop-retire…ority-in-2026-whos-in-and-whos-out-for-the-midterms-n2196917
    the retirements are coming from “safe seats” for the Republican Party, but could still place additional stress on House Speaker Mike … are coming from “safe seats” for the Republican Party, but could still place additional stress on House Speaker Mike Johnson … At the same point in 2023, there were only 30 House retirements.…
  8. Dems Want to Make It Harder to Censure Them; They Should Stop Doing Things Worthy of It Instead https://redstate.com/rusty-weiss/2025/11/20/congress-wants-t…em-maybe-they-should-stop-doing-things-worthy-of-it-n2196386
    House Speaker Mike Johnson appears to be on board with the effort.Multiple lawmakers tell Axios that they view the uptick in censure … We don't want this to become commonplace," Johnson said. "It should be an extreme measure for extreme cases." … Adam Schiff (D-CA) was censured in 2023 for using his role as Chairman of the Intelligence Committee to leak information to the media…
  9. Healthcare Overhaul: Trump Now Urging Congress to Send Obamacare Money Directly to Taxpayers https://redstate.com/wardclark/2025/11/08/healthcare-overhau…gress-to-send-obamacare-money-directly-to-taxpayers-n2195997
    But that isn't stopping Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) from advocating to bail out Obamacare with federal funds.House Speaker Mike Johnson … Insurance Industry Donations to Democrats (2023–2024 Cycle)h/t @DravenDon pic.twitter.com/XACUx91RfD— Spitfire (@DogRightGirl) November…
  10. Democrat Senator Scorched by Scalise, Media As Schumer Shutdown Narrative Crumbles https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2025/10/27/ruben-gallegos-bad-week-as-schumer-shutdown-spokesman-n2195545
    "free" healthcare for illegals and a continuance of the enhanced ACA subsidies.As we reported earlier, though, GOP House Speaker Mike … Johnson (LA-04) is having none of it, using Democrat House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries' (NY-08) endorsement of radical NYC mayoral … READ MORE: Mike Johnson Uses Jeffries' Mamdani Endorsement As Wrecking Ball Against Dems Amid Schumer ShutdownFor some reason,…
  11. Thanks, Chuck! Schumer Shutdown Leads to Record GOP Fundraising https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2025/10/20/thanks-chuck-schumer-shutdown-leads-to-record-gop-fundraising-n2195276
    $13.95 million haul represents its best September in a non-election year and a 50% increase from the previous comparable September in 2023 …  Remember, they’ve shut the government down over this:Speaker Mike Johnson BLASTS Democrats' insane list of demands to the end…
  12. In a Surprise to No One, George Soros' Foundation Is Funding Nationwide 'No Kings' Protests https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2025/10/17/in-a-surprise-to…foundation-is-funding-nationwide-no-kings-protests-n2195185
     In 2023, the foundation, through the Open Society Action Fund, issued a two-year grant of $3 million to the Indivisible organization … Johnson also spoke to the roots of this "No Kings" weekend and what groups would be fueling the energy behind it.SPEAKER JOHNSON on … wing of the far-left Democrat Party—that is the modern… pic.twitter.com/UYRVFSspvv— Fox News (@FoxNews) October 17, 2025SPEAKER JOHNSON…
  13. Whoa: Jack Smith Tracked GOP Senators' Private Comms in J6/Election Probe Per the FBI https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2025/10/06/whoa-jack-smith-tra…ators-private-comms-in-j6-investigation-per-the-fbi-n2194792
    Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, Josh Hawley of Missouri, Cynthia Lummis … , is titled "CAST Assistance" and dated Sept. 27, 2023. … Senator Johnson just mentioned this: I served on the Trump transition team in Trump Tower in 2016.…
  14. UPDATED: Sources Point to Pro-Iran Defense Official as the Leaker of Documents on Israeli War Strategy https://redstate.com/streiff/2024/10/22/sources-point-to-pro…ker-of-top-secret-documents-on-israeli-war-strategy-n2180899
    RedStateCongressional Republicans Find Evidence Biden's Iran Envoy Downloaded and Shared Classified Docs – RedStateIn September 2023 … pic.twitter.com/Ma6Z6ZAy6W— Senator Roger Wicker (@SenatorWicker) October 21, 2024Senators Deb Fischer, R-Neb., Tom Cotton, R-Ark., Mike … , R-Wis., Roger Marshall, R-Kan., Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, John Cornyn, R-Texas, Thom Tillis, R-N.C., James…
  15. FY 2024: Numbers of Illegal Immigration Encounters Explode https://redstate.com/wardclark/2024/10/25/fy-2024-numbers-of-illegal-immigration-encounters-explode-n2181069
    encounters at ports of entry. and Office of Field Operations apprehensions nationwide.CBP’s fiscal 2024 data, which covers Oct. 1, 2023 … Oh, that was FY 2023:The highest total reported in U.S. history was more than 3.2 million in fiscal 2023, followed by fiscal 2024, … House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-LA, has said the number is at least 16 million.…
  16. 'What an Embarrassment'—House Speaker Mike Johnson Destroys Biden's Apology Over the Word 'Illegal' https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2024/03/10/house-speaker-mike-j…apology-over-the-word-illegal-what-an-embarrasment-n2171189
    House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) eviscerated President Biden for his groveling apology during an MSNBC interview Saturday over his … murdered Laken Riley.President Biden should be apologizing to Laken’s family.What an embarrassment. pic.twitter.com/NhX0sxSbsM— Speaker Mike … Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) March 10, 2024The killer should not have even been in this country, but Biden's disastrous border policies…
  17. Biden Trots Out Massive Tax and Spend Proposal, Absurdly Believes He Can Spend America to Prosperity https://redstate.com/mike_miller/2024/03/11/biden-trots-out…still-believing-government-can-spend-to-prosperity-n2171212
    nbsp;Brian Riedl, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute focusing on the budget and taxes, told the New York Post that Biden’s 2023 … subsidizing demand even more, which will just further raise housing prices and negate much of these savings for families.House Speaker Mike … Johnson (R-La.) said in a statement about Biden's insane proposal:The price tag of President Biden's proposed budget is yet another…
  18. Friday Morning Minute https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2024/03/29/friday-morning-minute-n2172059
    its break, between the impeachment trial of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, the motion to vacate regarding Speaker Mike … Johnson, and the Oversight Committee invite to President Biden. … nbsp;This sums up my Easter humor... pic.twitter.com/yvbev25fmw— NewFire20 🔥NJCON24💥AUSCON24💥❤️💙 (@true_firesign10) April 9, 2023…
  19. House Freedom Caucus in Uproar Over Ukraine Funding Bill and Shock Move to Stop Vacate-the-Chair Votes https://redstate.com/streiff/2024/04/18/house-freedom-caucus…bill-and-shock-move-to-stop-vacate-the-chair-votes-n2172985
    them and Johnson and the rest of the House GOP. … He tells me he was calling Matt Gaetz “tubby” — not Speaker Johnson — after Gaetz called DVO a “squish”Says he saw group around Johnson … : In Jan. 2023, Mike Johnson was the LEAD SPONSOR of the resolution appointing @RepChipRoy, @RepThomasMassie, & @RepRalphNorman…
  20. Thursday Morning Minute https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2024/05/09/thursday-morning-minute-n2173957
    motion to vacate the speaker's chair has been scuttled.READ MORE: BREAKING: House Votes to Table Motion to Oust JohnsonSpeaker Mike … Johnson Spared Ouster Because a Stalled Congress Hurts Both PartiesBut we can expect some continuing condemnations of President Joe … In the afternoon, Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will welcome the Las Vegas Aces to the White House to celebrate their 2023…
  21. Ilhan Omar Faces Censure Resolution After Suggesting Jewish Students Are 'Pro-Genocide' https://redstate.com/wardclark/2024/05/07/ilhan-omar-faces-c…n-after-suggesting-jewish-students-are-pro-genocide-n2173888
    He said he will work with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and GOP leadership on timing.But the mere introduction of the legislation … Also, in 2023, Representative Omar was removed from the House Foreign Affairs Committee for antisemitic remarks.Statements of this…
  22. Gun Ownership Is Pro-Life https://redstate.com/jeffc/2024/06/10/gun-ownership-is-pro-life-n2175336
    House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., “pro-life,” “pro-family” evangelical Christian, like most in his tribe, opposes even the most popular … “At the end of the day, the problem is the human heart, it’s not the guns, it’s not weapons,” Johnson told Fox News’ Sean Hannity a … the Scripture and on God Almighty,” he said, “and I think he has allowed judgment to fall upon us.”One “pro-life” group blamed the 2023…
  23. Republican Leaders Will Meet With Trump at Mar-a-Lago to Try and Save the House Majority https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2024/06/11/republican-house…mp-at-mar-a-lago-to-try-and-save-the-house-majority-n2175343
    Various sources are reporting about a planned meetup at Mar-a-Lago next week between House Speaker Mike Johnson, Chairman of the National … and former President Donald Trump, to discuss strategies on maintaining and bolstering the fledgling House majority.House Speaker Mike … Johnson, R-La., he still faces criticism from Republicans such as Rep.…
  24. Putin's War, Week 117. Jake Sullivan Under Fire, ATACMS Everywhere, and the Stalemate Continues https://redstate.com/streiff/2024/05/25/putins-war-week-117-n2174607
    .❗️🇺🇸🇺🇦 US House Intel Chairman Mike Turner & 12 co-signers (GOP & Dem) have sent Secretary of Defense Austin a letter … Macron Goes for the Jugular, Johnson Goes for Broke, and Scholz Goes for a DrinkPutin's War, Week 106. … The Russians have retaken some trenches near Verbove that they lost during the Summer/Fall Offensive of 2023.KhersonKrynkyThere are…
  25. Our Upside Down Flag Moment Is Upon Us https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2024/05/30/our-upside-down-flag-moment-is-upon-us-n2174875
    a few days later on the flying of the Revolutionary War-era "Appeal to Heaven" flag at the Alito beach house for a short time in 2023 … flags flying upside down in a display of solidarity with the sentiment expressed by prominent Republican figures like House Speaker Mike … Johnson (R-LA) and Florida Gov.…