Day: January 3, 2025

Lawmakers reminded Johnson they have the numbers to remove him from the speakership if needed.

Lawmakers reminded Johnson they have the numbers to remove him from the speakership if needed.

Mike Johnson managed to make two Republican opponents switch their votes to support him after more than half an hour of negotiations.

Speaker Mike Johnson narrowly avoided a painful and prolonged fight to keep his post, but his messy victory showed how difficult his job will be in the new all-Republican Congress.

Trump has consistently denied any wrongdoing, arguing the case is politically motivated and aimed at damaging his 2024 presidential bid.

Two days after a soldier died in a Tesla Cybertruck that exploded in front of the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas after he turned a gun on himself, officials said the incident appears to be a tragic case of suicide. They said notes from Matthew Livelsberger’s burned up phone show that he didn’t have a grudge against Donald Trump but with the state of the country. They said the combat veteran appeared to be struggling with PTSD. NBC News’ Morgan Chesky reports.

With two Republican lawmakers standing between Mike Johnson and the speaker’s gavel, President-elect Donald Trump picked up the phone.

With two Republican lawmakers standing between Mike Johnson and the speaker’s gavel, President-elect Donald Trump picked up the phone.