House passes $60B Ukraine aid bill as GOP rebels threaten to oust Johnson
The House has approved sending $60 billion to Ukraine for defense against Russian aggression, an issue that has upset Speaker Mike Johnson’s already dangerously thin majority. The aid package passed 311-112, with more Democrats voting in favor than Republicans. Only 101 Republicans voted for the bill, and 112 voted against it. In a dramatic moment […]
‘Assaulted All Over Again’: GOP State Lawmaker Bashes Dems For Making It Easier To Get Away With Trafficking Minors
Republican state Sen. Shannon Grove of California blasted her Democratic colleagues for weakening a bill that would make buying a child for sex a felony offense. The bill, which Grove introduced in February, would have made soliciting a minor for sex a felony charge with the potential for up to four years of prison time, […]
Here Are The 30 GOP Senators Who Voted To Reauthorize Warrantless Spying Tool
On Saturday, 30 Republican senators voted in favor of reauthorizing the controversial warrantless spying tool. Bill to reauthorize Section 702 passed 60-34 Vote After six amendments were rejected. Support and opposition cut across party lines, with 17 Democrats and independent Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vermont) joining 18 Republicans in voting against the move, while Republican Sen. […]
GOP Senate candidate attacks NYT reporter over article on his upbringing
Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate Dave McCormick made several posts online Thursday targeting New York Times reporters ahead of the publication of an article detailing his background. His post on social platform mccormick said. “It might be funny if it wasn’t so humiliating for my parents’ lifelong teaching careers and the college town I was so […]
Dems save Johnson’s $95B foreign aid plan from GOP rebel blockade
Speaker Mike Johnson’s $95 billion foreign aid proposal survived a key test Friday morning, with House lawmakers set to consider its four separate elements throughout Saturday. After conservative foreign aid skeptics defected from Republicans in an attempt to block the plan, Democrats defied party norms and supported it through a procedural hurdle known as a […]
GOP lawmaker slams Republican colleagues over Ukraine support: ‘They would like to see the Russians win’
Republican Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska interjects with colleagues who oppose more funding to Ukraine, claiming he wants to see Russia “win” in the more than two-year-old war with Kiev. did. “Well, there are no more artillery in Ukraine. If we do not do this, the Russians will be in Kiev. Unfortunately, some of my […]
Dems will make state sanctuary for kids’ gender transitions, abortion over GOP protest
The Democratic-controlled Maine Legislature on Friday passed a bill that would protect abortion and gender transition surgeons from facing lawsuits for providing services to minors. The bill, LD 227, would protect those who assist or provide medical services that are illegal in other states, such as abortion, gender reassignment surgery, and hormone therapy. It also […]
Emails Reveal Speaker Johnson’s Top Adviser’s Never Trump Conniption Over GOP Group’s Trump Endorsement
Hannah Freier, House Operations Director for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Los Angeles), was convicted of Never Trump when Young Republicans in Washington, D.C., supported former President Donald Trump as a presidential candidate. This was revealed in an email obtained by Breitbart News. Mr. Freier is one of the most powerful officials in Mr. Johnson’s office, […]
GOP rep: Greene ‘theater’ has to ‘come to an end’
Rep. Mark Molinaro (R-N.Y.) said the political “theater” of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) must “end,” and perhaps her colleague Mike This appears to be a reference to House Speaker Johnson (R-Ga.)’s imminent threat to expel him. ). “This constant effort to hold her theater and Congress hostage must end,” Molinaro said Wednesday in an […]
Arizona GOP Again Blocks Effort to Repeal 1864 Abortion Law
Arizona House Republicans on Wednesday fended off a new attempt to repeal an 1864 law that restricts nearly all abortions. This law was recently upheld by the Arizona Supreme Court with a new 15-week abortion limit. However, the Arizona Senate left the door open to repealing the 1864 law after two Senate Republicans voted with […]