Joining U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett in downtown Lansing, U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) called on residents of one of the nation’s most competitive House districts to send the Charlotte Republican back to Washington for a second term.  “We came in to support Tom because this race is critically important,” Johnson told reporters Tuesday. “We […]

As part of an 18-state tour through more than 30 congressional districts, U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, said Monday that “Virginia’s 2nd District will determine the fate of the country because this will be a close election.”  As Johnson stumped for U.S. Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia Beach, at the Cavalier Hotel on Monday, he […]

Democrats from Colorado are urging U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson to bring a floor vote on a measure to ban members of Congress, the president and vice president from trading stocks.  The letter signed by more than 30 House Democrats follows the July passage of the Stop Insider Trading Act, which would restrict members of […]

BATON ROUGE, La. — The Louisiana House passed its version of a new congressional map Thursday, moving the state one step closer to finalizing its districts after weeks of debate. The approved plan removes one of the state’s two majority-minority districts, a move that follows a U.S. Supreme Court decision declaring the previous map unconstitutional.