House GOP plan to avert government shutdown on life support as Johnson delays vote
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, was forced to postpone a House vote on a plan to avert a partial government shutdown on Wednesday after the bill was put on life support by defections from Republican lawmakers within days of being introduced. “There will be no vote today,” Johnson told reporters on the bill, known as […]
New Hampshire makes primary picks for Governor and House races
Former Sen. Kelly Ayotte is one step closer to replacing longtime Republican Gov. Chris Sununu in the battleground state of New Hampshire. Ayotte, a former state attorney general who broke with former President Trump after the release of the infamous “Access Hollywood” video and narrowly lost re-election to the Senate in 2016, defeated former New […]
House Republicans bemoan Trump debate performance: ‘Not good’
House Republicans lamented former President Trump's performance in his first and likely only debate with Vice President Harris, acknowledging that the Democratic candidate successfully angered his Republican opponent. During the 90-plus minute debate in Philadelphia, Ms. Harris repeatedly appeared to try to tempt Mr. Trump into a more composed manner by attacking issues close to […]
House Committee Issues Subpoena To Hochul Over Delayed Docs In Nursing Home Deaths Investigation
The chairman of a congressional committee investigating the COVID-19 pandemic on Tuesday subpoenaed New York's Democratic governor, Kathy Hockle, for withholding key documents about nursing home deaths in the state. Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, chairman of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, said: Summon They have demanded that the New York State Executive Commission […]
Cuomo's COVID-19 House testimony: 3 takeaways
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, testified before the House of Representatives on Tuesday about his early response to the pandemic, with particular focus on how the governor's office managed nursing homes and facing a bipartisan congressional investigation. Cuomo's appearance at the hearing came after subpoenas from subcommittee Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio), which […]
House GOP doubts grow as Johnson digs in on funding fight: ‘Playing with a government shutdown’
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, is pushing ahead with a plan to avert a partial government shutdown scheduled for later this month, despite growing anxiety among House Republicans. Johnson's plan would include a six-month extension of current fiscal year government funding levels, known as a continuing resolution (CR), combined with a Republican bill to require […]
House honoring 13 US service members killed in 2021 Abbey Gate bombing during Afghanistan withdrawal
House Speaker Mike Johnson, Republican of Louisiana, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democrat of New York, will host a gold medal ceremony to honor the 13 U.S. soldiers killed at Abbey Gate during the withdrawal from Afghanistan. President Johnson will posthumously award Congress' highest honor, the Gold Medal, to the 13 Americans killed in […]
House launches poll watcher program amid GOP-wide push for election security
First appeared on FOX: A program aimed at increasing transparency in the high-profile battle for control of Congress was introduced this week and is being overseen by the House of Representatives. “We're excited to be able to ramp up and roll out this program as we head into the final eight weeks before the election,” […]
House GOP government funding plan gets chilly reception from Senate Republicans
Senate Republicans on Monday gave a lukewarm reception to House Republicans' government funding plan, questioning whether it would slow progress in finding a solution to avert a government shutdown at the end of the month. They acknowledge that the inclusion of a Trump-backed measure requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote could complicate the […]
If Harris Gets to the White House, She’ll Go ‘Hard, Hard Left’
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Fox News Channel's “America's Newsroom” on Monday said that if Vice President Kamala Harris wins the White House, she will govern from the “far left.” Cruz said, “I'm with Bernie Sanders. By the way, Kamala is right. She says her values haven't changed. They haven't. She's been far left all […]