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Who Will Succeed PYJ?
There is no politician that has stood tall as a kingmaker in modern Liberian political history than the late Senator Prince Yormie Johnson, popularly known by the acronyms of his name, PYJ-the ...
A prominent fundraising campaign for Edith Gongloe-Weh, the only female candidate in Tuesday’s upcoming senatorial ...
For nearly two decades, one name dominated Nimba County’s political landscape: Prince Yormie Johnson. His influence was so absolute that no major political decision in the county occurred without his ...
This month marks four months since the passing of Liberia's formidable former warlord and influential politician, Prince Yormie Johnson, famously known as "The Godfather of Nimba." Serving as Senator ...
US House Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday that a vote on the Senate’s budget resolution will proceed later in the day, as scheduled, with enough Republican votes expected to secure its passage.
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is delaying a key vote on legislation aimed at advancing President Donald Trump's agenda in the face of a likely rebellion on Wednesday evening. It comes as fiscal ...
It comes as fiscal hawks in the lower chamber have raised alarms at the Senate's version of the plan, which guarantees far fewer spending cuts than the House's initial offering. Johnson told ...
As night fell, Johnson pulled a group of Republicans into a private meeting room as House proceedings came to a standstill. After an hour, further votes were postponed. And he went back in for more.