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After mass shooting, new speaker calls for prayer that 'senseless violence can stop' - Roll Call

New Speaker Mike Johnson, who has opposed gun control legislation, offered prayer Thursday as response to a mass shooter in Maine.

Roll Call

'Test of our time': PM says China projects its values

Anthony Albanese has wrapped up an official visit to the United States with a reflection on China's attempts to change the status quo.

AAP

Ukraine recap: future of US support for Kyiv in question as Israel conflict reshapes Washington's priorities

There was some worrying news for Volodymyr Zelensky this week when the US House of Representatives finally elected a new speaker. Mike Johnson, a Republican congressman from Louisiana, has consistently opposed US funding for the Ukrainian war effort. Now he’s the second most powerful man in US politics behind the…

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This is new Speaker Mike Johnson’s anti-LGBT+ record

‘Homosexual marriage is the dark harbinger of chaos and sexual anarchy that could doom even the strongest republic,’ Mike Johnson wrote in 2004

The Independent UK

Who is Mike Johnson, the new US Republican House speaker?

Mike Johnson was elected as House speaker after three other candidates were unable to secure enough votes.

Al Jazeera

Mike Johnson pushed big Medicare cuts

"It's right on his website"

Salon

Seth Meyers on Mike Johnson: ‘A far-right conservative almost no one has heard of’

Late-night hosts react to the end of speakership chaos in Congress as Republicans elect Mike Johnson, an election denier

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The Maga-fication of congressional Republicans is now complete

Republicans have elected an obscure and extreme Trumpist, Mike Johnson, as speaker of the House

The Guardian - US

OPINION - Can Europe still rely on the United States for its defence?

In 'Secrets of a Successful Marriage', the final episode of the fifth season of The Simpsons, Marge kicks Homer out of the house. Homer subsequently takes up residence in Bart's tree house and is reduced to wearing tattered rags. As he thinks of reasons for Marge to take him back,…

Evening Standard

New House speaker pushed for ‘hard labor’ for abortion providers after fall of Roe

Mike Johnson of Louisiana has continued to champion anti-abortion bills even as some in his party beware US voter backlash

The Guardian - US

At the Races: Senate may be Scott-free for a while - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

Roll Call

Mike Johnson: Who is the new Republican speaker of the US House?

Mike Johnson has become the 56th Speaker of the House of Representatives

Evening Standard

Mike Johnson won't contain the chaos

Johnson goes from "who the hell?" to second in line for the presidency. But don't expect a functional government

Salon

(Republican) War Is Over

Plus: Extra credit at Berkeley, 4 percent of Cuba has migrated to the U.S. in the last two years, 20 hours in a kibbutz safe room, and more...

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Special counsel accuses Trump of threatening Mark Meadows after he testified in election case - as it happened

Jack Smith says the former president threatened his former chief of staff, citing posts on Truth Social

WEKU

Up First briefing: Maine mass shootings; dwindling fuel complicates Gaza aid

Maine police are searching for a person of interest after a series of mass shootings last night. The U.N. says it can't continue to distribute aid in Gaza without more fuel.

Roll Call

Johnson brings defense background to speakership - Roll Call

Speaker Mike Johnson pushed for more defense spending and against a military vaccine mandate as a member of the Armed Services Committee.

The Guardian - US

Mike Johnson as speaker shows ‘Maga is ascendant’ in Congress, Matt Gaetz says

Far-right Florida congressman who triggered ousting of former speaker Kevin McCarthy says ‘the swamp is on the run’

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Funding for Ukraine is anything but certain after US elects new speaker

US president Joe Biden has proposed a new US$105 billion (£86.5 billion) national security aid package, including $61 billion for Ukraine.

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: Under pressure from backbenchers, Keir Starmer must stick to his principles

In any multi-racial democracy, foreign disputes can quickly become domestic political problems. Sir Keir Starmer, like Rishi Sunak, has been firm on his support for Israel and its right to defend itself following Hamas’s terrorist attack which left 1,400 people dead and saw more than 200 taken hostage. But as…

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Johnson’s health policy record focused on abortion, gender care - Roll Call

Speaker Mike Johnson has used his role on the Judiciary Committee to voice anti-abortion views and opposition to gender-affirming care.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Israeli army conducts ‘targeted’ tank raid in Gaza

Army describes ‘relatively large’ ground incursion. Plus, why Dutch maternity care is the envy of the world

The Guardian - US

Trumpist Mike Johnson is the US House speaker. There’s plenty to fear

The newly elected speaker, Mike Johnson of Louisiana, had a leading role in trying to overturn the 2020 election

WEKU

Who is Mike Johnson? An ardent conservative who embraces far-right policies

The new House speaker opposes abortion rights and same sex marriages. He's also an ally of former President Donald Trump who refused to certify the 2020 presidential election results.

The Independent UK

Trump-backed Mike Johnson elected House speaker after 22 days - live

New Speaker Mike Johnson is a hard-right Christian conservative opposed to LGBT+ and reproductive rights

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