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Speaker Johnson, Netanyahu exchange gifts during Capitol visit

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu exchanged gifts Wednesday during the longtime Israeli leader’s visit to the U.S. Capitol. Netanyahu was in Washington to address a joint session of Congress for the fourth time since 1996, but the speech was a controversial one that divided Democrats and inflamed political tensions, […]

Johnson warns of arrests over Netanyahu speech disruptions

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) sent a letter to House members warning them that he would arrest anyone who disrupts Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to lawmakers on Wednesday. Johnson He said in the letter:House lawmakers announced Tuesday that additional security measures would be taken, and the memo served as a “friendly reminder of […]

Johnson warns pols they could be arrested for disrupting Netanyahu’s speech

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) announced Tuesday that he would implement a “zero tolerance policy” toward the unrest that followed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the U.S. Capitol, warning lawmakers that they could be arrested if they violated the order. “Due to the high profile nature of the Prime Minister’s speech, there will […]

Speaker Johnson threatens colleagues with arrest for Netanyahu protests

Lawmakers who stage a protest during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address risk being detained by the House sergeant-at-arms, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) told members ahead of the speech later this week.  In a “Dear Colleague” letter sent to lawmakers Tuesday, Johnson reminded them of the House rules of decorum and warned leaders will […]

Johnson, Jeffries announce task force to investigate Trump assassination attempt

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York) announced the creation of a bipartisan task force to investigate the assassination attempt on former President Trump earlier this month. “The security failures that allowed the assassination attempt on Donald Trump are shocking. In response to bipartisan demands for answers, we are […]

Cam Johnson could be Nets’ most valuable trade piece left

With the Nets turning their backs on struggling teams and looking to rebuild, what will happen to their experienced veterans? So what happens to Cam Johnson then, and what conversations have there been with general manager Sean Marks regarding his status? “I’m still trying to understand it. I’m still trying to figure it out,” said […]

Sen. Ron Johnson releases preliminary findings of his office’s probe into Trump assassination attempt

Republican Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin released the official 13-page preliminary findings of his investigation into the assassination attempt. Former President Trump. Trump survived an assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13, when the suspected gunman, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, opened fire, killing one spectator and wounding several others, including […]