Trump dominated rural America. Iowa is testing whether Democrats can win them backWith tariffs disrupting the agricultural economy and the war in Iran driving up gas prices — diesel surpasses $6 a gallon in Iowa — U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., swung through Iowa to ask voters to keep his fragile majority in place. “This state is so important to us,” Johnson said in Cedar Falls.Santa Ana Orange County Register6d agoWhole story →GovernmentEconomyMike Johnsoniowa midterm elections
Trump faces widening GOP backlash over Russia sanctions waiverRepublican lawmakers, including some of the president’s strongest allies on Capitol Hill, blasted Donald Trump for waiving new tariffs and sanctions on Russia, prompting the president to defend himself against members of his own party. House Speaker Mike Johnson, in a rare sign of disagreement with Trump, said Sunday hePittsburgh Tribune-Review6d agoWhole story →SecurityEconomyMike Johnsonrussia sanctions waiver
House Speaker Mike Johnson draws on faith as he fights to hold the Republican majoritySpeaker Mike Johnson says he believes Republicans will hold on to their House majority on election day and defy a surge of Democratic momentum in the final stretch of the midterm campaignLos Angeles Times6d agoWhole story →GovernmentMike Johnsonmidterm elections