Speaker Johnson’s first big win
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) scored his first big legislative victory this past weekend, making good on the first promises he made in leadership that he would find a way to send much-needed aid to our allies Israel and Ukraine. Contrary to what some are saying, Johnson supported more aid for Ukraine from the start […]
MTG lashes out after being handed defeat on Ukraine aid bill, demands Mike Johnson’s resignation: ‘Complete betrayal’
Firebrand Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene lashed out at Speaker Mike Johnson, demanding he leave as he threatened to somehow lose the gavel. Greene slammed a House aide’s plan to derail a plan that included $60.8 billion to protect Ukraine from Russia, after she and far-right Republican rebels thwarted the plan. This scandal earned her the […]
House Passes Mike Johnson’s Foreign Aid Package
The House of Representatives voted to approve Republican Speaker Mike Johnson’s expansive package of foreign aid bills in a series of votes on Saturday. A bipartisan coalition successfully pushed through Johnson’s plan to deliver $95.3 billion in aid to Israel, Ukraine, Taiwan and other American allies, after a similar coalition cleared a key procedural vote […]
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 […]
House takes key test vote for Johnson’s $95B foreign aid plan after Dems help it advance
The House is voting Friday on whether to proceed with Speaker Mike Johnson’s $95 billion foreign aid plan after it cleared the first key procedural hurdle with support from Democrats. Friday morning’s vote is a kind of test vote on the four foreign aid bills, known as a “rules vote.” If passed, lawmakers would be […]
‘Gaetz and Seven Useful Idiots’ Weakened Speaker Johnson’s Hand
Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) said Thursday on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360” that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Calif.) has been criticized as Republicans ousted former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). (Louisiana)’s ability to negotiate legislation has weakened. Moderator Anderson Cooper asked, “Do you think this foreign aid bill will be passed within the next few days?” […]
Kill Mike Johnson’s America Last Rule
The House Freedom Caucus said Thursday that the path to securing the border is by killing House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-Louisiana) foreign aid plan. “The House Freedom Caucus votes against the rules in the ‘America Last’ foreign war supplement package that would provide zero border security and calls on all House Republicans to do the […]
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, […]
Johnson’s foreign aid proposal likely dead on arrival unless Democrats throw lifeline
The plan to move forward with foreign aid to Ukraine and Israel could be dead on arrival in the House unless Democrats throw Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) a lifeline to overcome opposition within the Republican conference. Johnson unveiled his long-awaited plan to provide aid to U.S. allies during a closed-door meeting on Monday, proposing to […]
At Least 43 Shot During Weekend in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s Chicago
At least 43 people were shot, seven of them fatally, over the weekend in Chicago, the city of Mayor Brandon Johnson (D). ABC7 report Saturday started hard and ended that way. At 6:30 a.m. Saturday, a 29-year-old man was shot and killed “in the 2600 block of North Sawyer Avenue in the Logan Square neighborhood.” […]