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U.S. representative to hold town hall in Eunice, Ville Platte U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson of the 4th District plans town hall meetings in Eunice and Ville Platte. Johnson’s town hall in Eunice will be from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Aug. 23 in the Eunice City Council Chambers, 300 S. 2nd St. On Aug. 30, Johnson will hold a town hall from 3 to 4 p.m. at the North Side Civic Center, 704 N. Soileau St., Ville Pla... Read more »

U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Bossier City, will host four more town halls this month in DeSoto, Bienville, St. Landry and Evangeline parishes. With the completion of these town halls, Johnson will have held at least one town hall in every parish within Louisiana’s Fourth Congressional District. Here are the dates and locations: DeSoto Parish Town Hall, Calista A. Calhoun Center, Mansfield, on August ... Read more »

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Democrats and Republicans alike are growing increasingly strident with their warnings to the White House that Washington would reach a political breaking point — with no turning back for President Donald Trump — if he tries to fire special counsel Robert Mueller. “Any effort to go after Mueller could be the beginning of the end of the Trump presidency unless Mueller did something wrong,” Sen. Lind... Read more »

The White House signaled Thursday that it will support a House Republican proposal to overhaul the U.S. asylum system, saying that stricter rules are needed to prevent fraud and abuse in the the asylum claims process. The Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act, sponsored by Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana, would raise the standard for proving a “credible fear” of persecution in an asylum applicant... Read more »

Lawmakers are leading an effort to do away with endangered species regulations that they say hurt farmers and ranchers without benefiting the targeted wildlife. Reps. Mike Johnson, R-La., and Paul A. Gosar, R-Ariz., headlined a letter Tuesday to leaders of the House Committee on Natural Resources and the House Committee on Agriculture, asking for their assistance in modernizing laws that they say ... Read more »

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The House Judiciary Committee today approved by a vote of 19-11 legislation to reform the asylum system. The Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act (H.R. 391), originally introduced by Representative Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) and now sponsored by Representative Mike Johnson (R-La.), makes a number of improvements to our nation’s laws to prevent fraud and abuse in the asylum system and ensure that i... Read more »

Rep. Steve Scalise, who was wounded six weeks ago when a man opened fire at a GOP baseball practice in Alexandria, Va., was discharged this week from MedStar Washington Hospital Center. MedStar Washington said Wednesday that the House majority whip was discharged a day earlier and will begin “intensive inpatient rehabilitation.” The hospital also said in a brief statement that he is “in good spiri... Read more »

Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee passed an amendment on Wednesday requesting documents related to former FBI Director James Comey's communications with the Obama administration and journalists. According to The Washington Post, the amendment guts a resolution of inquiry introduced by Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) asking for documents related to Comey's firing in May. The GOP amendment... Read more »