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Sunday, October 11, 2026

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MJ Mike Johnson

Politician report card · House Speaker · LA · House

Mike Johnson

17 graded reports mentioning them on CladFacts. Scores below are about Johnson personally — not an average of the media that covers them.

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Political Lean 70% Right-leaning

Why this lean: House Republican Speaker; social and fiscal conservative voting record.

Coverage of them · media avg grade B+ · media avg lean 18% right (how outlets covering them scored — not Johnson’s own ideology)

Graded appearances

  1. Barrett and Johnson address USS Lincoln deployment concerns on C-SPAN Aug 18, 2026 · C-SPAN · 85/100
    B+
    Political Lean 15% Right-leaning
  2. House Republicans push SAVE America Act in Senate amid New Jersey noncitizen registration reports Aug 17, 2026 · Fox News · 82/100
    B
    Political Lean 65% Right-leaning
  3. Mike Johnson pushes $60 billion defense funding ahead of GOP reconciliation vote Jul 23, 2026 · 13News Now · 55/100
    C-
    Political Lean 65% Right-leaning
  4. House passes NDAA, budget framework, stopgap funding and stock-trading ban before recess Jul 23, 2026 · The Washington Examiner · 85/100
    B+
    Political Lean 35% Right-leaning
  5. Johnson says Ethics Committee handles Miller, Mills domestic violence allegations Jul 21, 2026 · Forbes Breaking News · 75/100
    B
    Political Lean 5% Right-leaning
  6. Johnson outlines Reconciliation 3.0 plan to advance SAVE America Act Jul 15, 2026 · Forbes Breaking News · 85/100
    B+
    Political Lean 65% Right-leaning
  7. Trump memecoin yields $1B+ for family amid $3.8B investor losses Jul 6, 2026 · MS NOW · 78/100
    C+
    Political Lean 82% Left-leaning
  8. Rep. Tom Kean returns after depression-related absence; CBS reports on disclosure Jun 30, 2026 · CBS News · 95/100
    A-
    Political Lean Centered
  9. CBC accurately reports Supreme Court ruling striking down Trump birthright citizenship order Jun 30, 2026 · CBC News · 95/100
    A
    Political Lean 5% Right-leaning
  10. Johnson Reacts to SCOTUS Upholding Birthright Citizenship Jun 30, 2026 · C-SPAN · 85/100
    A-
    Political Lean Centered
  11. SCOTUS upholds late mail ballots; GOP pushes Save America Act amid Senate delays Jun 30, 2026 · Fox Business · 85/100
    B+
    Political Lean 75% Right-leaning
  12. Speaker Johnson, GOP lawmakers push housing bill and SAVE America Act via reconciliation Jun 29, 2026 · Fox Business · 85/100
    B+
    Political Lean 65% Right-leaning
  13. Fox Business Covers GOP House Unity Call Over SAVE America Act Impasse Jun 26, 2026 · Fox Business · 82/100
    B+
    Political Lean 45% Right-leaning
  14. CBS report details Cassidy-Trump clash, Johnson meeting, housing bill delay Jun 25, 2026 · CBS News · 78/100
    B+
    Political Lean 12% Left-leaning
  15. Social Security OASI trust fund depletion now projected for late 2032 Jun 19, 2026 · NewsNation · 85/100
    B+
    Political Lean 5% Right-leaning
  16. MS NOW panel warns of Trump-era election subversion risks post-2024 Jun 17, 2026 · MS NOW · 78/100
    B+
    Political Lean 65% Left-leaning
  17. Social Security reform push: Insolvency in 2032, GOP divisions ahead of midterms Jun 15, 2026 · The Hill · 82/100
    B+
    Political Lean 15% Right-leaning

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