Lauren Fox - CNN Congressional Correspondent
Lauren Fox
CNN Congressional Correspondent
Lauren Fox is a congressional correspondent for CNN.
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Johnson calls on Columbia University president to resign during tense news conference
Apr 25, 2024
House Speaker Mike Johnson called on Columbia University’s President to resign Wednesday during a tense news conference where the crowd repeatedly interrupted the speaker and at times loudly booed him and other GOP lawmakers who were with him as they stood at the microphones.
Johnson won’t change rules over removing him from speakership after hardliners revolt
Apr 18, 2024
Speaker Mike Johnson announced he will not change the procedure for removing him from the speakership, after hardliners reacted with fury to a proposed change to House rules.
Johnson moving forward with Ukraine aid bill despite pressure from hardliners
Apr 18, 2024
Speaker Mike Johnson announced Wednesday he is sticking with his plan to put a series of foreign aid bills on the floor including funding for Ukraine after facing significant pressure from hardliners.
House Democrats keep options open as effort to oust Johnson grows
Apr 16, 2024
House Democrats are divided over whether they would try and save Speaker Mike Johnson if an effort to oust him gets underway in the chamber, with institutionalists insisting that voting against a motion to vacate could protect the body from devolving into chaos mere months before a presidential election while progressive members warn that helping Johnson now could ultimately undermine the party with its base, which already may be less than enthusiastic about showing up at the polls in November.
Mike Johnson says he won’t resign amid right-wing backlash over foreign aid to Ukraine
Apr 16, 2024
A defiant House Speaker Mike Johnson, facing growing threats to his speakership, said Tuesday he is not resigning and dismissed threats to his gavel as “absurd” after a second Republican member of Congress threatened to oust Johnson for his handling of legislation to send foreign aid to Ukraine and Israel.
House passes modified surveillance bill after it failed earlier this week
Apr 12, 2024
The House on Friday passed a modified surveillance bill, just two days after an earlier version failed to advance in a public rebuke to GOP leadership.
Conservatives warm to proposed changes in FISA reauthorization bill
Apr 12, 2024
Conservative holdouts on Thursday appear to be warming to modifications proposed to the legislation reauthorizing the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, one day after 19 of them tanked a procedural vote related to the bill delivering another embarrassing defeat to House Republican leadership.
Cornyn ratchets up fundraising push amid battle with Thune for Senate GOP leader
Apr 11, 2024
Sen. John Cornyn is privately pitching his fundraising prowess as his under-the-radar campaign against Sen. John Thune to be the next Senate GOP leader quietly takes shape behind the scenes.
Speaker Johnson warns that effort to oust him ‘would be chaos in the House’
Apr 10, 2024
Speaker Mike Johnson warned on Wednesday that an effort to oust him from his leadership post would not be helpful for the Republican majority and “would be chaos in the House.”
House Republicans confront fight over FISA reauthorization
Apr 9, 2024
House lawmakers are returning to Washington to a contentious issue this week – an effort to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, a major and controversial surveillance law that allows warrantless surveillance of foreigners but also sweeps up the communications of American citizens.
Johnson confronts most significant threat to his speakership to date as key decisions over Ukraine aid loom
Apr 7, 2024
Speaker Mike Johnson is facing down yet another pivotal week of his speakership: a threat over his ouster paired with a major decision on whether he will finally move ahead with aid to Ukraine that he’s been pledging to pursue for months.
House Speaker Mike Johnson remains undecided on best path ahead on Ukraine aid
Apr 2, 2024
House Speaker Mike Johnson is pledging to act on Ukraine aid when lawmakers return to Washington next week, but behind the scenes the Louisiana Republican is still undecided on the best path forward and keenly aware of his narrow majority and the threat to his speakership that looms.
Federal government braces for a long – and expensive – road to recovery from Baltimore bridge collapse
Mar 27, 2024
Rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge and getting the critical Port of Baltimore back online will require an enormous interagency effort – and significant federal funding.
Negotiators finalizing spending deal but still facing hurdles before Friday night shutdown deadline
Mar 19, 2024
Negotiators are closing in on a spending deal to keep the rest of the government funded through the fiscal year, two sources familiar told CNN, but lawmakers still face hurdles to pass legislation and avert a shutdown for major agencies this weekend.
Johnson tells senators he’s still looking for path on Ukraine aid
Mar 15, 2024
Speaker Mike Johnson told Republican senators during their closed-door retreat Wednesday that he was committed to finding a path ahead for Ukraine aid in the House of Representatives, a sign GOP senators took to mean that aid to the embattled country isn’t yet dead in Congress.
With one week to go until spending fight, a series of sticking points emerges
Mar 14, 2024
With just over a week until another spending deadline, negotiators are still working furiously around the clock to finish their work on the remaining six bills and a series of sticking points remain including over funding for the Department of Homeland Security.
About
Lauren Fox is a congressional correspondent for CNN.
Prior to joining CNN’s congressional team, Fox covered politics for Talking Points Memo, National Journal and U.S. News and World Report in Washington, D.C. Throughout the years, Fox has reported Congress’s efforts to reform health care, immigration, gun policy and more. Her work has also appeared in Salon and the Atlantic.com.
Fox is a graduate of the University of Oregon where she majored in journalism. She also holds a Masters in creative nonfiction from Johns Hopkins University. After growing up in five different states, Fox now works and resides in Washington, D.C.
