Mike Johnson Is Getting Away With What Cost McCarthy His Job

Kevin McCarthy lost the speakership in October days after he put a short-term spending bill on the House floor. Mike Johnson isn't having the same issue—at least not yet.

Manage newsletters View in browser Mike Johnson Is Getting Away With What Cost McCarthy His Job By Riley Rogerson Kevin McCarthy lost the speakership in October days after he put a short-term spending bill on the House floor. Mike Johnson isn't having the same issue—at least not yet. Trump and Haley Are Already Running Like DeSantis Is Out By Jake Lahut After a disappointing finish in Iowa, DeSantis is all but pulling out of New Hampshire—and prompting his biggest rivals to move to a new phase of the 2024 primary. Listen Closely: Trump Aims to Be 'Messiah' for Evangelicals By The Daily Beast The former president has been ramping up the "spiritual" language he uses on the campaign trail, according to author and this week's guest on The New Abnormal, Sarah Posner. The Truth is a Beast. Are you?  Get unlimited access to the Beast's fearless reporting.  Subscribe Advertisement Hunter Biden to Sit for Feb. 28 Deposition With House GOP By AJ McDougall The president's son had been facing a contempt of Congress resolution after he resisted a subpoena for a closed-door hearing. DeSantis Admits He Dug His Own Grave With Anti-Media Brigade By Corbin Bolies "I should have gone on everything," DeSantis admitted on a radio show on Thursday. Advertisement The GOP Is Actively Supporting Russia's Ukrainian Genocide Russia has kidnapped and indoctrinated hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian children and openly wishes for the end of the Ukrainian state. Republicans don't care. Only China Can Stop a War Between Iran and Pakistan Pakistan struck back after an Iranian airstrike earlier this week. China, which has influence over both countries, needs to get the two sides to deescalate. Trump's Running for Dictator. What's Haley Running for? The multi-indicted ex-president is openly declaring his intent to govern as though he's above the law. And yet, his only real GOP primary rival won't hit him for it. Advertisement 1.  Israeli Prez Hit With Criminal Complaints in Switzerland  FILED Isaac Herzog was in the European country for the World Economic Forum in Davos. 2.  Malia Obama Premieres First Film 'The Heart' at Sundance  IN THE SPOTLIGHT The former president's daughter also made her first red carpet appearance. 3.  Veteran Hiker Freezes to Death in Extreme N.H. Weather  BITTER COLD Christopher Roma, 37, was "an experienced and well-known hiker who hiked extensively throughout New Hampshire's White Mountains and beyond." Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up here. © 2024 The Daily Beast Company LLC I 555 W. 18th Street, New York NY, 10011 Privacy Policy If you are on a mobile device or cannot view the images in this message, click here to view this email in your browser. To ensure delivery of these emails, please add emails@thedailybeast.com to your address book. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, or think you have received this message in error, you can safely unsubscribe. https://elink.thedailybeast.com/oc/620e2783ef724906bc14a5b2k9xzk.75h/1c3cd70d