Speaker Johnson Doubles Down on Defense of Filibuster

Speaker Johnson Reaffirms Support for Filibuster

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., once again stood firm in support of keeping the filibuster in the Senate, telling reporters Monday that the topic came up in conversation with President Donald Trump over the weekend. On multiple occasions, Trump has called for Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., to nix the filibuster so that Republicans can reopen the government; multiple times, Thune, Johnson, and other Republicans have said that's not…

Speaker Johnson doubles down on defense of filibuster

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) doubled down on his support for the Senate filibuster, even as President Trump has pushed the upper chamber to use the so-called nuclear option to forgo it and reopen the government with a simple majority vote. At a press conference Monday, Johnson said he spoke to Trump “multiple times” over the weekend, adding, “and of course, the filibuster came up.” “I understand desperate times call for desperate measures. I als…

House speaker accidentally outlines a glorious future for the US

On Monday, House Speaker Mike Johnson attempted to justify the GOP’s refusal to end the Senate filibuster to pass their continuing resolution, despite the party's control of Congress . “What ...

Mike Johnson backs Senate filibuster as Trump calls for ending it

The Senate requires 60 votes to pass key legislation.

Mike Johnson openly defies Trump's shutdown demand

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) publicly broke with President Donald Trump Monday after speaking out against eliminating the filibuster, which Trump has demanded Republicans do in recent days.Trump ordered Republicans “terminate the filibuster” – a procedural rule in the Senate that allows a membe...