As Trump and his allies push to impeach judges, Speaker Mike Johnson eyes an escape hatch
Johnson has backed a bill to bar district judges from issuing nationwide injunctions, an alternative to House Republicans' taking politically perilous impeachment votes.
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Johnson faces complicated path amid push to impeach Judge Boasberg
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is facing a tricky path forward as President Trump and Elon Musk publicly — and persistently — push for the impeachment of the judge who directed flights carrying ...The Hill - 5d -
Fight to impeach judge will be up to Johnson: White House
White House deputy chief of staff James Blair said it will be up to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) whether the federal judge who sought to block Trump administration deportation flights over the ...The Hill - 5d -
Republicans target two judges for impeachment
Two GOP lawmakers filed articles of impeachment on Monday against two judges who issued rulings that effectively blocked President Trump from advancing parts of his agenda. Rep. Andrew Clyde ...The Hill - 18h -
Speaker Mike Johnson floats eliminating federal courts as GOP ramps up attacks on judges
Facing pressure from his right flank to take on judges who have ruled against President Donald Trump, Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on Tuesday floated the possibility of Congress eliminating federal ...NBC News - 19h -
Chief justice pushes back against calls to impeach judges who rule against Trump
Chief Justice John Roberts issued a rare statement Tuesday rebuking President Donald Trump and his allies for calling to impeach judges who have ruled against the administration.NBC News - Mar. 18 -
Roberts issues rare public pushback after Trump calls for judge’s impeachment
Chief Justice John Roberts issued a rare public statement Tuesday pushing back after President Trump called to impeach a federal judge that ruled against his administration in a high-profile ...The Hill - Mar. 18 -
How did Republicans pass that spending bill? Credit Speaker Johnson
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and President Trump successfully passed a six-month spending bill to keep the U.S. from closing shop, exposing Democrats as a party in disarray and blind to their ...The Hill - 5d -
House Republicans eye hearings on Judge Boasberg, bill to rein in federal judges
As President Donald Trump's battle with the judiciary escalates, House Republicans are eyeing ways to rein in judges from blocking parts of his agenda.ABC News - 1d -
House GOP looks to rein in judicial power amid calls for impeachment
While House Republicans are unlikely to cobble together the votes to answer President Trump’s call to impeach federal judges who block his administration's actions, they are poised to take action ...The Hill - 1d
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