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Freedom Caucus chair who ousted McCarthy distances himself from push to boot Johnson

House Freedom Caucus Chairman Bob Good (R-Va.) is distancing himself from threats by two Republican insurgents to oust Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) from power. Goode told reporters Thursday that the “appropriate” time to choose new House Republican leadership would be in November. Traditionally, a closed election to choose a new party leader is held during […]

Jan. 6 committee chair rips Trump ‘election integrity’ event with Johnson

Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Mississippi) on Friday slammed former President Trump’s planned “election integrity” event with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana). Thompson, who chaired the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, called the incident “a sham” in a statement distributed by the Biden administration. The rally, billed as a press […]

GOP China panel chair: US should focus on winning competition not just ‘managing’ it

Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.), chairman of the House Select Committee on China, said Thursday that instead of repairing relations with China, President Biden should double down on his opposition to business competition with China. he claimed. Mr Gallagher, who will resign from parliament next week, wrote: diplomatic discourse He said the president’s China policy had […]

A vacant chair would be better than this weak speaker

The adage “something is better than nothing” definitely applies. do not have Apply for Speaker of the House along with incumbent Republicans. At this point, it would be better for Republicans to vacate the chair, even if the conference is deadlocked and the party cannot agree on a chair. Paralyzing the House of Representatives and […]