Fox Reporter Grills Speaker Johnson On GOP’s ‘Fun and Trolling’ During Shutdown

The Recap: Mike Johnson has no health care answers, and Trump tries to hide jobs report

A daily roundup of the best stories and cartoons by Daily Kos staff and contributors to keep you in the know. GOP’s shutdown blame game hits federal websites—and workers’ inboxes The only thing worse than being furloughed is also getting your inbox hijacked. Department of Justice tries to use GOP shutdown to stall key cases The DOJ is getting very creative in the excuses it uses not to do its job. Chicago taxpayers face Trump's wrath amid GOP sh…

Tone Deaf: Mike Johnson Boasts About ‘Having Fun’ with the GOP Shutdown

As Americans face skyrocketing health care costs, pains of a shutdown – Republicans cheerily defend the ‘fun’ they are having during it While Donald Trump gleefully marches along posting disgusting, unserious deepfake memes while simultaneously ordering harmful cuts and mass firings, Mike Johnson defends it all by cheerily saying that Republicans are ‘having fun’ during the government shutdown. Speaking to reporters today, Mike Johnson, while d…

Fox Reporter Grills Speaker Johnson On GOP’s ‘Fun and Trolling’ During Shutdown

Chad Pergram, Fox News’ senior congressional correspondent, pressed Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Friday about Republicans “having fun and trolling people” while the government is shut down and some Americans are losing their jobs. “How do you say that they take no pleasure in this and then the next minute say, “Oh, they’re just having fun and trolling people”? This is a government shutdown. On one hand, you say this is very serious—people’s jo…

Speaker Johnson says Trump doesn't like shutdown duties but enjoys trolling Democrats

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said Friday the White House isn’t enjoying carrying out responsibilities it's inherited during the government shutdown but is

LIVE NOW: House Speaker, Senate Majority Leader Hold Press Conference on 3rd Day of Shutdown

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) hold a press conference at 11 a.m. ET on Oct. 3, on the third day of the government shutdown. ...

Speaker Johnson, Leader Thune Host Press Conference on Day Three of the Democrat-Led Government Shutdown - Speaker of the House Mike Johnson

“Republicans are being responsible. We are operating in good faith, trying to get Democrats to do their job.” WASHINGTON — On Day Three of the Democrat-led government shutdown, Speaker Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune held a press conference in Statuary Hall to continue to urge Senate Democrats to do their job and vote to reopen the government. Below are Speaker Johnson’s remarks as delivered: Good morning, everyone. Welcome to Day …