House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Benton, left, and House Majority Leader Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Jefferson, listen as President Donald Trump speaks with reporters, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, at Dubuque Regional Airport in Dubuque, Iowa, en route to a campaign rally. U.S. Rep. Troy A. Carter…
Re: “Stop Congress before it bans the THC drinks industry,” Oct. 30. I have practiced family medicine since 1977. The guest column by Sarah Collier presents a sanitized picture of THC-infused drinks. There exists in the medical literature little or no evidence…
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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks to the news media after a campaign stop for his re-election bid Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, at The Remington Suite Hotel & Spa in Shreveport, La. After Democrats swept Republicans out of control of Congress, Speaker…
WASHINGTON – Democrats are set to take control of the U.S. House, which will oust the two Louisiana Republicans who have led the lower chamber for the past three years. Democrats also took control of the U.S. Senate by winning races…
Elections seem to be about who can raise the most money or which PAC produces the most inflammatory advertisement, each party slamming the other. But what are the issues they care about? Current members of Congress have bipartisan opportunities to…
Democrat Annie Andrews has won an upset victory over Republican Darline Graham for a Senate seat in South Carolina, a sign that dissatisfaction with President Donald Trump has seeped into even some of the most conservative states. Graham was appointed…
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Jefferson, accompanied by Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-Benton, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, July 14, 2026, in Washington. Louisiana’s U.S. Reps. Mike Johnson and Steve Scalise, the two highest-ranking House Republicans…
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Today is Election Day and attorney Ryan Thompson is asking East Baton Rouge Parish voters to take a new look at the District Attorney's Office and how it handles crime, accountability and justice. Thompson is…
Can we talk about Social Security for a minute — an important program that helps keep many older adults in Louisiana out of poverty? For years, budget analysts have warned Congress that Social Security has a solvency problem. In less than…
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