House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) denied a request by Rep. Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) to pass her bipartisan resolution to allow pregnant congresswomen to have other members cast their votes for them by proxy while they are indisposed by maternity care — something affecting her directly at the moment,

When Speaker Mike Johnson summarily fired House Intelligence Chair Mike Turner this week, everyone assumed it was about Donald Trump. Actually, it was about power — not the incoming president’s, but Johnson’s.

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"On January 20th, the flags at the Capitol will fly at full-staff to celebrate our country coming together behind the inauguration of our 47th President, Donald Trump," the Louisiana Republican said in a statement. "The flags will be lowered back to half-staff the following day to continue honoring President Jimmy Carter."

Turner, an Ohio Republican and defense hawk, had been appointed to the post by Kevin McCarthy. Mike Johnson is now putting his mark on top committee positions.

First consider the uneasy re-election of Mike Johnson as House Speaker. Mr Johnson won near-unanimous support from his party on the first ballot, an improvement over the 15 rounds of voting it took for his Republican predecessor two years ago.

The Dallas Cowboys parted ways with Mike McCarthy earlier this week but the now former head coach at The Star could be in line for another job in the NFC.

The New York Jets saw one of the candidates they interviewed land elsewhere. All is not lost, but there is one troubling question.

Upsets this weekend by the Rams and Commanders could put the NFC title game in Los Angeles next weekend, after the NFL moved an opening-round playoff game to Arizona.

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Trump’s influence has been apparent over the past week as the Republican Party, corporate America, and much of the international order have fallen into line behind him.