Facing a Republican revolt, House Speaker Johnson pushes ahead on...

Apr 16, 2024 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    -10% Center

  • Reliability

    70% ReliableGood

  • Policy Leaning

    12% Somewhat Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    98% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

The A.I. bias rating includes policy and politician portrayal leanings based on the author’s tone found in the article using machine learning. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral.

Sentiments

Overall Sentiment

11% Positive

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"Johnson appeared emboldened by his meeting late last week with Donald Trump when the Republican former president threw him a political lifeline with a nod of support after their private talk at Trump's Mar-A-Lago resort in Florida."
Positive
14% Conservative
"At his own press conference Tuesday, Johnson spoke of the importance of ensuring Trump, who is now at his criminal trial in New York, is re-elected to the White House."
Negative
-54% Liberal
"(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Johnson also spoke over the weekend with President Joe Biden as well as other congressional leaders about the emerging U.S. aid package, which the speaker plans to move in separate votes for each section - with bills for Ukraine, Israel, the Indo-Pacific region."
Negative
-6% Liberal
"(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Johnson also spoke over the weekend with President Joe Biden as well as other congressional leaders about the emerging U.S. aid package, which the speaker plans to move in separate votes for each section - with bills for Ukraine, Israel, the Indo-Pacific region."
Negative
-6% Liberal
"Johnson appeared emboldened by his meeting late last week with Donald Trump when the Republican former president threw him a political lifeline with a nod of support after their private talk at Trump's Mar-A-Lago resort in Florida."
Positive
10% Conservative
"Johnson appeared emboldened by his meeting late last week with Donald Trump when the Republican former president threw him a political lifeline with a nod of support after their private talk at Trump's Mar-A-Lago resort in Florida."
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10% Conservative
"Johnson appeared emboldened by his meeting late last week with Donald Trump when the Republican former president threw him a political lifeline with a nod of support after their private talk at Trump's Mar-A-Lago resort in Florida."
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10% Conservative
"Roy said said Republicans want to be united."
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12% Conservative
"(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., departs after he and the House Republican leadership met with reporters following a closed-door Republican strategy session as Johnson pushes towards separate votes on aid for Israel and Ukraine, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, April 16, 2024."
Positive
6% Conservative
"(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., departs after he and the House Republican leadership met with reporters following a closed-door Republican strategy session as Johnson pushes towards separate votes on aid for Israel and Ukraine, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, April 16, 2024."
Positive
6% Conservative
"Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., and the House Republican leadership meet with reporters following a closed-door Republican strategy session as Johnson pushes towards separate votes on aid for Israel and Ukraine, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, April 16, 2024."
Positive
2% Conservative
"Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., and the House Republican leadership meet with reporters following a closed-door Republican strategy session as Johnson pushes towards separate votes on aid for Israel and Ukraine, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, April 16, 2024."
Positive
2% Conservative
"Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., and the House Republican leadership meet with reporters following a closed-door Republican strategy session as Johnson pushes towards separate votes on aid for Israel and Ukraine, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, April 16, 2024."
Positive
2% Conservative
"Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., and the House Republican leadership meet with reporters following a closed-door Republican strategy session as Johnson pushes towards separate votes on aid for Israel and Ukraine, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, April 16, 2024."
Positive
2% Conservative
"He spoke about it with Biden again late Monday."
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0% Conservative
"Things are very unresolved, Roy said."
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0% Conservative
"Additionally, Johnson is preparing a fourth measure that would include various Republican-preferred national security priorities, such as a plan to seize some Russian assets in U.S. banks to help fund Ukraine and another to turn the economic aid for Ukraine into loans."
Negative
-2% Liberal
"She said Johnson was most definitely'' losing support for the plan, but he seemed undeterred in trying to move forward despite what the majority of the Conference of Republicans wanted."
Negative
-8% Liberal
"When the speaker said the House GOP's priority border security bill H.R. 2 would not be considered germane to the package, Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, a chief sponsor, said it's for the House to determine which provisions and amendments are relevant."
Negative
-10% Liberal
"The plan is not an automatic deal-breaker for Democrats in the House and Senate, with leaders refraining from comment until they see the actual text of the measure, due out later Tuesday.House Republicans, however, were livid that Johnson will be leaving their top priority - efforts to impose more security at the U.S.-Mexico border - on the sidelines."
Negative
-14% Liberal
"I am not resigning, Johnson said after a testy morning meeting of fellow House Republicans at the CapitolJohnson referred to himself as a wartime speaker of the House and indicated in his strongest self-defense yet he would press forward with a U.S. national security aid package, a situation that would force him to rely on Democrats to help pass it, over objections from his weakened majority."
Negative
-22% Liberal
"I am not resigning, Johnson said after a testy morning meeting of fellow House Republicans at the CapitolJohnson referred to himself as a wartime speaker of the House and indicated in his strongest self-defense yet he would press forward with a U.S. national security aid package, a situation that would force him to rely on Democrats to help pass it, over objections from his weakened majority."
Negative
-22% Liberal
"Some predicted Johnson will not be able to push ahead with voting on the package this week, as plaed..Rep. Debbie Lesko, R-Ariz., called the morning meeting an argument fest."
Negative
-22% Liberal
"Some predicted Johnson will not be able to push ahead with voting on the package this week, as plaed..Rep. Debbie Lesko, R-Ariz., called the morning meeting an argument fest."
Negative
-22% Liberal
"Johnson did not respond, according to Republicans in the room, but told the lawmakers they have a binary choice before them."
Negative
-22% Liberal
"WASHINGTON (AP) - Defiant and determined, House Speaker Mike Johnson pushed back Tuesday against mounting Republican anger over his proposed U.S. aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other allies, and rejected a call to step aside or risk a vote to oust him from office."
Negative
-30% Liberal
"We are simply here trying to do our jobs, Johnson said, calling the motion to oust him absurd ... not helpful."
Negative
-32% Liberal
"The speaker faces a threat of ouster from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., the top Trump ally who has filed a motion to vacate the speaker from office in a snap vote - much the way Republicans ousted their former speaker, Kevin McCarthy, last fall..While Greene has not said if or when she will force the issue, and has not found much support for her plan after last year's turmoil over McCarthy's exit, she drew at least one key supporter Tuesday."
Negative
-38% Liberal
"The speaker faces a threat of ouster from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., the top Trump ally who has filed a motion to vacate the speaker from office in a snap vote - much the way Republicans ousted their former speaker, Kevin McCarthy, last fall..While Greene has not said if or when she will force the issue, and has not found much support for her plan after last year's turmoil over McCarthy's exit, she drew at least one key supporter Tuesday."
Negative
-38% Liberal
"The speaker faces a threat of ouster from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., the top Trump ally who has filed a motion to vacate the speaker from office in a snap vote - much the way Republicans ousted their former speaker, Kevin McCarthy, last fall..While Greene has not said if or when she will force the issue, and has not found much support for her plan after last year's turmoil over McCarthy's exit, she drew at least one key supporter Tuesday."
Negative
-38% Liberal
"The speaker faces a threat of ouster from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., the top Trump ally who has filed a motion to vacate the speaker from office in a snap vote - much the way Republicans ousted their former speaker, Kevin McCarthy, last fall..While Greene has not said if or when she will force the issue, and has not found much support for her plan after last year's turmoil over McCarthy's exit, she drew at least one key supporter Tuesday."
Negative
-38% Liberal
"Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., rose in the meeting and suggested Johnson should step aside, pointing to the example of John Boehner, an even earlier House speaker who aounced an early resignation in 2015 rather than risk a vote to oust him, according to Republicans in the room."
Negative
-52% Liberal
"Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., rose in the meeting and suggested Johnson should step aside, pointing to the example of John Boehner, an even earlier House speaker who aounced an early resignation in 2015 rather than risk a vote to oust him, according to Republicans in the room."
Negative
-52% Liberal
"Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., rose in the meeting and suggested Johnson should step aside, pointing to the example of John Boehner, an even earlier House speaker who aounced an early resignation in 2015 rather than risk a vote to oust him, according to Republicans in the room."
Negative
-52% Liberal
"At his own press conference Tuesday, Johnson spoke of the importance of ensuring Trump, who is now at his criminal trial in New York, is re-elected to the White House."
Negative
-42% Liberal
"At his own press conference Tuesday, Johnson spoke of the importance of ensuring Trump, who is now at his criminal trial in New York, is re-elected to the White House."
Negative
-42% Liberal

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : Johnson appeared emboldened by his meeting late last week with Donald Trump when the Republican former president threw him a political lifeline with a nod of support after their private talk at Trump's Mar-A-Lago resort in Florida.
23% : At his own press conference Tuesday, Johnson spoke of the importance of ensuring Trump, who is now at his criminal trial in New York, is re-elected to the White House.

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