Unleashed: John Crace digests Boris Johnson’s memoir – podcast | Politics
John Craceparliamentary sketch writer for the Guardian and author of the following books: Taking the lead: 10th place dogexamines Boris Johnson's new memoir Unleashed for signs of introspection. “Boris clearly hoped that by writing this book, maybe the country would fall in love with him again,” says John. Helen Pitt. “But if anything, it will […]
Broncos loss was Woody Johnson’s Robert Saleh breaking point
Robert Saleh's era with the Jets came to a quick and surprising end Tuesday morning. Owner Woody Johnson fired Saleh just before 10 a.m., in his fifth game in his fourth year as head coach, two days after the Jets lost a disappointing 23-17 to the Vikings in London, snapping a disappointing second straight loss. […]
At Least 21 Shot Friday into Sunday Morning in Brandon Johnson’s Chicago
At least 21 people were shot in Chicago, led by Democratic Mayor Brandon Johnson, between Friday and Sunday morning, five of them fatally. ABC7 reported The first shooting of the weekend occurred Friday “just after 10:30 p.m. in the 10600 block of South State Street in the Fernwood neighborhood.” A 35-year-old man was sitting in […]
Johnson’s ‘victories’: GOP splits, Dems carry
11 bills and counting. That's the number of major bills House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) passed with support from more Democrats than Republicans during his time in office. One for each month he worked the job. Most recently, on Wednesday night, he passed a three-month continuing resolution that will fund the government through December. By […]
Lauren Boebert likens Speaker Johnson’s failed spending bill to ‘Diddy Freak Off’
You can't scare her. Firebrand Rep. Lauren Boebert slammed House Speaker Mike Johnson's failed spending plan, claiming it would “ruin our country many times more than Diddy's fanatics.” Rep. Boebert, R-Colo., was one of 14 House Republicans who broke party lines on Wednesday to vote against a six-month stopgap measure backed by Johnson to avert […]
Johnson’s plan to avoid government shutdown goes down in flames as Republicans rebel
House Speaker Mike Johnson's plan to avert a partial government shutdown failed Wednesday. The bill failed 202-220, with only two Republicans voting “yes,” Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Thomas Massie (R-KY). At least nine Republicans voted against a House GOP leadership bill that would have extended the current federal budget by six months and […]
‘Surrender Caucus’: 14 Republicans Join Forces With Dems To Torpedo Mike Johnson’s Revived Spending Bill
On Wednesday, more than a dozen Republicans joined 206 Democrats in voting to block House Speaker Mike Johnson from reinstating the funding, just a week after he initially withdrew the bill from the floor due to lack of support. Johnson Continuing Resolution In the House, 14 Republicans voted to block the budget bill, which failed […]
Speaker Mike Johnson’s Spending Bill Fails After Republican Opposition
A plan by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) to attach the SAVE Act to a stopgap spending bill died in the House on Wednesday after Republicans opposed the measure. A six-month stopgap spending bill, also known as a continuing resolution (CR), failed 202-220. Fourteen Republicans voted against the bill and two voted “abstain,” while three […]
Speaker Johnson’s funding bill with voter integrity add-on defeated in House; 14 Republicans vote with Democrats
Fourteen Republicans joined Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday. defeat The bill aims to fund the government and avert a government shutdown at the end of the month. The funding bill failed by a vote of 220-202. “The play we executed tonight was the right play. … It's very unfortunate that it […]
House GOP torpedoes Speaker Johnson’s funding bill
A diverse House Republican caucus on Wednesday rejected Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-Louisiana) budget plan, dealing an embarrassing blow to GOP leadership and undermining a strategy to avert a government shutdown at the end of the month. Fourteen Republicans joined nearly all Democrats in voting against the spending plan, which combined a six-month stopgap measure with […]