Mike Johnson argued for "redemption" while standing by Trump's controversial decision to issue a sweeping pardon for every single protestor on January 6th. The post ‘We Believe in Redemption’: Speaker Mike Johnson Stands By Trump’s Jan 6 Pardons Despite Past ‘Back the Blue’ Rhetoric first appeared on Mediaite.

For all the Republican talk about "looking forward," the new president and some of his allies appear preoccupied with the retired Democratic president.

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson of Shreveport was backed by President-elect Trump to retain the top job in Congress.

President Donald Trump, center, takes part in a signing ceremony in the President's Room after the 60th Presidential Inauguration, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Surrounding the president are,

President Donald Trump delivers remarks in the viewing area in Emancipation Hall following the 2025 Presidential Inauguration ceremony at the U.S. Capitol. Standing behind Trump are from left, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., his wife, Kelly Johnson, House Majority Leader Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La. and his wife, Jennifer Scalise.

Pompeo and Hook had been involved in America’s aggressive stance toward Iran during the first Trump administration, and Pompeo was reportedly a driving force behind convincing Trump to have Gen. Qasem Soleimani, the leader of the Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force, killed.

Critics said the removal erodes congressional oversight and advances the interests of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

A federal judge in Seattle has temporarily blocked President Trump's executive order to end birthright citizenship, calling it "blatantly unconstitutional."

D.C. judges blasted Trump's Jan. 6 pardons, denouncing rioters as "poor losers" and warning against whitewashing the violence and chaos of that day.

Trump signed an executive order to declassify files relating to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

On Monday, Stewart Rhodes, the eye-patched founder of the far-right militia known as the Oath Keepers, was in prison, which is where he has been since he was convicted of seditious conspiracy for his role in the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. By Tuesday afternoon, he was taking a nap at my neighbors’ house.