Mike Rinder, Scientology spokesman turned whistleblower, dies at 69 – Press Enterprise
By Gabrielle Calise, Tampa Bay Times TAMPA, Fla. — Mike Rinder, a former top Scientology spokesperson who later broke away and became one of the church’s most outspoken critics, died…
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‘A Day of Love’: How Trump Inverted the Violent History of Jan. 6
In two weeks, Donald J. Trump is to emerge from an arched portal of the United States Capitol to once again take the presidential oath of office. As the Inauguration…
Read More »Speaker Mike Johnson Says He Will Ban Transgender Women From Capitol Bathrooms
The G.O.P. speaker sided with hard-right members of his conference who called for blocking Representative-elect Sarah McBride, the first transgender member of Congress, from using Capitol women’s rooms. Source link
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They lack what they once had in Keenan Allen, Mike Williams – Press Enterprise
GLENDALE, Ariz. — What we learned from the Chargers’ 17-15 loss to the Arizona Cardinals on Monday night was something we should have realized beyond a reasonable doubt way back…
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Can Jack Smith still use Mike Pence’s Jan. 6 testimony against Trump?
Even before special counsel Jack Smith submitted his extensive and revealing recent brief in the Jan. 6 case, it was evident that Donald Trump’s statements to then-Vice President Mike Pence…
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Angels’ Mike Trout open to changing positions in order to stay healthy – Press Enterprise
ANAHEIM — Mike Trout has acknowledged that his days as the Angels’ primary center fielder might be over. The Angels superstar has missed most of the season for the third…
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Opinion: How the new House Speaker Mike Johnson avoids sin — an ‘accountability app’
We have learned so much about new House Speaker Mike Johnson since he was elected to the post last month. For starters, that he exists. Inevitably, this uber-conservative MAGA Republican…
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News Analysis: Mike Johnson just did the same thing that cost Kevin McCarthy his job
WASHINGTON — Kevin McCarthy’s 269-day tenure as House speaker was spoiled by his frequent reliance on bipartisanship. At least that’s how some of his fellow Republicans saw it. The eight rogue…
Read More »How an Abortion Case Shaped House Speaker Mike Johnson’s Career
Battling a Louisiana abortion clinic was a career-making move for a young lawyer with conservative bona fides. And it was only the beginning. Source link
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Opinion: The shutdown looms, and Speaker Mike Johnson has nothing
House Speaker Mike Johnson, the obscure former backbencher vaulted out of the far-right field to Congress’ highest-ranking job just over two weeks ago, told Sean Hannity that the many Americans…
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Randy Rainbow And Mike Johnson Share A Saucy Gay Moment In Fake Interview
Rainbow often precedes his famous spoof musical videos by splicing together clips of himself asking questions and footage of public figures “answering” them. “You have been very vocal about your…
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Mike Johnson Sidesteps Fox News Reporter’s Questions On His Previous Birth Control Stance
Newly-elected House Speaker Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.), who has a well-documented record against reproductive rights, claimed that he doesn’t recall voting against fertility treatments or birth control. Johnson, who was…
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Stephen Colbert Gives Mike Johnson Biblical Smackdown
“If the Bible is his worldview on any issue, I don’t know why progressives are nervous,” said Colbert. “He’s clearly gonna ask the rich to sell all their possessions and…
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The Devil’s Bargain Mike Pence Could Not Escape
The decision by Mike Pence to end his presidential campaign on Saturday was a bow to what had finally become inevitable. He was struggling to raise money, win support from…
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Mike Pence Drops Out of 2024 Presidential Race
Former Vice President Mike Pence, who spent four years dutifully serving President Donald J. Trump but refused to carry out Mr. Trump’s demand that he block the 2020 election results,…
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On Race, House Speaker Mike Johnson Says His Views Were Shaped By Raising a Black Child
When Mike Johnson, the new House speaker, talks about race in America, he often draws a striking personal connection, telling the story of how he and his wife, Kelly, “took…
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Is the Republican Speakership Cursed? Mike Johnson Is About to Find Out.
Republicans didn’t have a speaker for 40 years until Newt Gingrich finally reclaimed the gavel for the party in 1995 after decades in the wilderness. But hanging on to it…
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Opinion: How House Speaker Mike Johnson tried to overturn Biden election
In less than 15 months, Congress will count and certify the votes from the electoral college. It is truly frightening that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), from the far right…
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‘Morning Joe’ Co-Host Willie Geist Busts GOP Reason For Electing Mike Johnson
MSNBC’s Willie Geist on Thursday dismissed the idea that moderate Republicans didn’t have enough time to vet election-denying Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) ahead of voting for him to become the…
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Who Is Mike Johnson? The New Speaker of the House.
When Representative Mike Johnson of Louisiana wanted to make the case against abortion rights last year during a Capitol Hill committee hearing, he grilled a witness in graphic fashion. “Do…
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