Who is Mike Johnson, new Speaker of the House...

This month will mark two years since the beginning of the end for Joe Biden’s presidency – when the calls for him to end his campaign for a second term reached a fever pitch following a disastrous debate performance in 2024. And this month, for the first time, we’re hearing about ...  Show more

The landscape of Montgomery, Alabama is a monument to Civil Rights, but is America losing touch with the lessons of that movement?Montgomery, Alabama was the setting for much of the battle for Civil Rights. As the country celebrates its 250 anniversary, NPR’s Debbie Elliot went t ...  Show more

The Supreme Court is expected to hand down at least one opinion today. It could impact Donald Trump's bid for a second term in the White House. Plus: Can House Speaker Mike Johnson get a spending bill passed and stave off a government shutdown - again - this week without backlash ...  Show more

Why the House can’t elect a speaker to lead it. And the temporary solution some Republicans are proposing in the meantime. 

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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">For two weeks, the House of Represent ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson is about the hold a second vote to impeach the Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas after his humiliating failure to do that successfully just a week ago. So, does he have the votes tonight? Also, we are less than two hours from polls closing ...  Show more

After weeks of party infighting, Rep. Mike Johnson was voted the new House speaker. The Louisiana Republican secured the speaker’s gavel without losing any GOP votes. Johnson has been a supporter of former President Trump and was a key congressional figure in the failed attempt t ...  Show more