Speaker Mike Johnson calls for “patience” on economy: “You don’t flip a switch”

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Hours before President Trump’s State of the Union address, House Speaker Mike Johnson told CBS News the U.S. economy is on the right track — but he added that inflation has not been “completely fixed yet.” In an interview Tuesday with “CBS Evening News,” Johnson also argued “we shouldn’t freak out” about the impact of

Scalise, committee chairs huddle with White House officials on GOP agenda

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House Majority Leader Steve Scalise held a dinner Monday night with Republican committee chairs and senior White House officials to discuss the GOP legislative agenda ahead of the midterms, according to five people granted anonymity to share details of the private event. White House deputy chief of staff for legislative affairs James Blair was in

No. 2 House Democrat won’t attend State of the Union

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House Minority Whip Katherine Clark said she will be skipping President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech Tuesday, becoming the most senior Democrat to boycott the annual address. “I will be hearing from the people of my district about their personal experiences with skyrocketing costs, new barriers to health care, dismantled Social Security services,

Johnson: Allegations against Gonzales are “detestable” but “we’re trying to sort it out”

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House Speaker Mike Johnson says the allegations against GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales regarding an affair with a staffer who later died by suicide “detestable,” but he says “we’re trying to sort it out.”  “My understanding is he’s denied a lot of this, and we’re trying to sort it out,” Johnson told “CBS Evening News” anchor