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Speaker Mike Johnson still optimistic but losing possibleWASHINGTON – Asked one too many times about predictions that the Republican majority’s days are numbered, Speaker Mike Johnson said he’d probably mow lawns for a living after ballots are

Baton Rouge Advocate5d agoWhole story →

Government Mike Johnson congressional midterm elections

Opinion: Scalise may be right - this Congress is productivePlenty of critics have said this Congress has been unproductive. In a recent post to social media, Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana, pointed to numerous examples of what the House has accomplished.

Baton Rouge Advocate18d agoWhole story →

Planet Steve Scalise S 283 congress productivity debate

Steve Scalise's top aide is leaving to start a businessWASHINGTON – After nearly a decade as House Majority Leader Steve Scalise’s chief of staff, Megan Bel Miller is stepping down to start her own business.

Baton Rouge Advocate1mo agoWhole story →

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Republicans lean into fear as tactic to keep control HouseWASHINGTON – Speaker of the House Mike Johnson spent the first five minutes of his Thursday night speech at a rare midterm convention of the party faithful reaching back to

Baton Rouge Advocate1mo agoWhole story →

Government Mike Johnson midterm election strategy

Mike Johnson raises court packing issue then goes homeHouse Speaker Mike Johnson failed to get the votes for a resolution that looked to target Democrats for alleged “court packing”

Baton Rouge Advocate2mo agoWhole story →

Justice Mike Johnson court packing vote

Letters: Gerrymandering makes citizen feel she doesn’t countI recently received a new voter registration card, only to discover that I have been gerrymandered out of my Democratic district into Rep. Steve Scalise’s deeply red District 1.

Baton Rouge Advocate2mo agoWhole story →

Justice Steve Scalise gerrymandering controversy

Mike Johnson and Steve Scalise predict GOP win in midtermsMany campaign handicappers, pundits and bettors predict a Democratic wave will sweep Republicans out of power on Capitol Hill. But Johnson and Scalise remain optimistic.

Baton Rouge Advocate2mo agoWhole story →

Government Steve Scalise midterm elections

Opinion: Steve Scalise, James Carville agree DSA is a dangerJames Carville and Steve Scalise have both recently warned about the rise of the DSA new-wave leftists in the Democratic Party. Columnist Quin Hillyer says they’re correct to do so.

Baton Rouge Advocate3mo agoWhole story →

Government Steve Scalise democratic primary results

Letters: No ID needed to eat pastaDuring a July 21 press conference, Louisiana’s Rep. Steve Scalise, the Republican House Majority Leader, claimed, “You can’t go get pasta at an Olive Garden without a picture ID.” He

Baton Rouge Advocate3mo agoWhole story →

Justice Steve Scalise voter id law debate

How Mike Johnson, Steve Scalise are using Zohran Mamdani’s wins to go after DemocratsWASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise likened recent democratic socialist primary victories to the revolution that founded the Soviet Union in 1917.

Baton Rouge Advocate4mo agoWhole story →

Government Steve Scalise midterm elections

Congressional fight on college athletics led by LA lawmakersThe SCORE Act, written by Louisiana's Steve Scalise, and the Protect College Sports Act, are the two leading proposals to change college athletics. LA lawmakers are at the center of the fight.

Baton Rouge Advocate4mo agoWhole story →

Education Steve Scalise college athletics reform