A small group of Republican 'extortionists' has usurped Mike Johnson's power: WSJ

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Citing the backlash to Trump’s comments on the death of director #RobReiner, the 13 #HouseRepublicans who voted with #Democrats to overturn Trump’s executive order on collective bargaining and #IndianaRepublicans’ rejection of the president’s redistricting push www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Marjorie Taylor Greene says ‘d...

Jake Sherman reports, is a House GOP "intraparty brawl" brewing over Obamacare subsidies? Speaker Johnson's refusal to allow a vote on extending premium subsidies is pushing moderate Republicans toward Democrats, strengthening their political hand. Deemed "malpractice" by some GOP centrists, this highlights a growing internal divide. https://www.alternet.org/trump-johnson-democrats/ #Obamacare #HouseRepublicans #DischargePetition

@ponderingpolitics.bsky.social discusses a NUCLEAR bombshell new report reveals that 20 #HouseRepublicans are likely to resign from Congress because they HATE working under Trump and DREAD another MASSIVE #bluewave in 2026. youtu.be/gFBeoE_SzgU?...

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Republicans IN JEOPARDY After ...

Trump seizes control of Republicans’ 2026 election strategy with his presidency on the line

By Nandita Bose and Tim Reid WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump isn’t on the ballot in next November’s…
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Letters from an American – November 17, 2025 (Monday) – by Heather Cox Richardson

Letters from an American, November 17, 2025 (Monday)

By Heather Cox Richardson, Nov 17, 2025

President Donald J. Trump spent the weekend flooding social media with posts claiming that his economic policies are working and that his 34 felony convictions and the investigations into his 2016 campaign’s ties to Russian operatives were illegitimate, and posting angrily about those people calling out his association with Jeffrey Epstein. He even reposted a statement from one of his own lawyers saying, “If Jeffrey Epstein had any dirt on Donald Trump, he would have had great leverage in the criminal case against him at the time he died,” which perhaps conveys a different message than he intended.

Then, after fighting furiously against the upcoming House vote over releasing the Epstein files the FBI collected as part of its investigation into the convicted sex abuser, at 9:15 p.m. last night Trump abruptly reversed course, saying that House Republicans should vote in favor of releasing the files “because we have nothing to hide.” “I DON’T CARE!” he posted.”

But of course, he does care, as is evident from how deeply he fought the release of the files the FBI collected during its investigation of Epstein right up until the final signature on the House discharge petition that would force the House to vote on a measure to require the Justice Department to release the files. As Meredith Kile of People magazine reported, when a female Bloomberg reporter at a press gaggle aboard Air Force One November 14 asked him if there was anything “incriminating” in the Epstein files, he pointed a finger in her face and said: “Quiet! Quiet, Piggy.”

In the hours before House speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) swore in Representative Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) at 4:00 on Wednesday, Trump and his loyalists worked to pressure Representative Lauren Boebert (R-CO) to remove her name from the discharge petition. She refused. As soon as Johnson swore her into office, Grijalva signed the petition, teeing up a vote on a bill requiring the release of the files.

On Thursday, November 13, the people behind the White House social media account seemed to be trying to combat the Epstein story by pushing the image of Trump as a happily married family man. The account posted an image of Trump and First Lady Melania Trump listening to the U.S. Marine Band and chatting, then a video of Trump behind the Oval Office desk, giving a medallion and a pen each to four small children. The caption read, “The best president,” with a heart emoji.

On Friday, November 14, the White House social media account posted an image of Trump and the First Lady embracing under the caption “I can’t help falling in love with you,” along with an emoji of musical notes and a heart. On Sunday, November 16, it posted a picture of the two of them striding toward the cameras holding hands, under the caption “America’s power couple,” with an eagle and an American flag emoji.

That Trump’s hand is weakening showed on Friday, when the leader of the Indiana Senate announced that it would not hold a meeting in December to gerrymander all nine of Indiana’s districts to favor Republicans. Currently, the Indiana delegation to the House of Representatives has seven Republicans and two Democrats. Trump and Indiana governor Mike Braun have put great pressure on the legislature to redistrict, but even though Republicans hold a supermajority in the Indiana legislature, not enough Republican senators are willing to face the anger of voters to back the plan.

Then, over the weekend, rumors spread that as many as 100 House Republicans would vote in favor of the measure. Their constituents are eager for the release of the files, which Trump promised on the campaign trail, and the material already released from the Epstein estate has been damaging enough that representatives have reason to worry whether the material in the FBI files is even worse, leaving them in the position of having defended that behavior if they continue to cover it up. On Sunday, Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY) told Jonathan Karl of ABC News’s This Week that he was hoping to get a veto-proof majority in favor of the release.

The signs were clear: Trump had lost control of the House Republicans.

Continue/Read Original Article Here: November 17, 2025 (Monday) – by Heather Cox Richardson

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The deal to end the government shutdown meant that Speaker #MikeJohnson (R-LA) could not put off swearing in #Grijalva any more, and Wednesday brought several news reports that the #8WhiteHouse had been putting intense pressure on several #HouseRepublicans www.mediaite.com/politics/gri...

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Republicans clash over surprise phone records provision that could enrich senators

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#HouseRepublicans and #GOP groups are considering an ALARMING plot to use the constitution's "insurrection clause" to prevent #ZohranMamdani from being sworn in as Mayor of #NYC if he wins the election. #JordanUhl and #TraeCrowder break it down on #TheDamageReport youtu.be/CymMU8wQyII?...

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#Biden has strenuously denied he was unaware of his admin’s actions, calling such claims “ridiculous & false.” #Democrats on the #House #Oversight cmte denounced the probe as a #distraction & waste of time.

#Republicans are shifting attention back to Biden at a tumultuous time, 10 months into the 2nd #Trump presidency, with the government #shutdown & #Congress at a standstill over legislation to fund it.

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The #GOP report does NOT include any concrete evidence that aides conspired to enact policies without #Biden’s knowledge or that the president was unaware of laws, pardons or executive orders signed in his name. But #Republicans said their findings cast doubt on all of Biden’s actions in office. They sent a letter to AG #PamBondi urging a full investigation. #Trump ordered a similar inquiry earlier this year.

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#Republicans send #Biden autopen report to the #DOJ, urging further investigation 🙄

#HouseRepublicans on Tuesday unveiled their long-promised report on fmr President Joe Biden’s use of the autopen, delivering a blistering critique of his time in office & inner circle that largely rehashes public information while making sweeping accusations about the workings of his White House.

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#HouseRepublicans want to strip @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social of #Citizenship, possibly deport the #NYC mayoral frontrunner: ‘We need to take a hard look at how these folks became citizens… any violation of the rules we need to denaturalize and deport’ nypost.com/2025/10/25/u...

House Republicans want to stri...

Rising tension as U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson faces heat from both parties for stalling the House amid a shutdown. Reps. Bice, Obernolte, and Fedorchak urge session return, highlighting damage to governance. Bipartisan calls grow louder to end inaction risking national well-being. Full story: https://www.alternet.org/republicans-democrats-johnson-house/ Praise to Kent Nishimura. #MikeJohnson #USCongress #HouseRepublicans #GovernmentShutdown #BipartisanConcerns

@meidastouch.com host @meiselasb.bsky.social reports on #HouseRepublicans getting CAUGHT at a live hearing blocking CRITICAL evidence that could expose #DonaldTrump ’s very dark past and links to #Epstein, #GhislaineMaxwell and the child sex trafficking ring they oversaw. youtu.be/znLvBsz0p_Y?...

GOP Hides SMOKING GUN on Trump...

Donald Trump has urged all House Republicans to support a stopgap funding bill, aiming to prevent a U.S. government shutdown as the October 1 fiscal deadline approaches.
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