Trump reclaims influence of GOP as Republicans fall in line behind Johnson
President-elect Trump successfully rallied House Republicans on Friday to reelect House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana). – Overcoming deep divisions within the party and calming concerns about President Trump's ability to unify the party after the stunning defeat of a government spending bill late last month. The bill led to 38 defections from the Republican Party […]
Gingrich slams 'suicidal strategy' of rebel Republicans in Speaker vote
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) criticized Republicans for refusing to support House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana)'s attempt to regain the gavel in the House. “This is an incredibly stupid and suicidal strategy. … These people need psychologists,” Gingrich said during a Fox News appearance Friday afternoon. His comments came after days of criticism of […]
Stephen A. Smith says at least Republicans allow debate
ESPN analyst and podcast host Stephen A. Smith said the debate within the Republican Party over H-1B visas is healthy and is the kind of conversation that has been silenced by Democrats. on new year's eve episode The longtime sports broadcaster said on “The Stephen A. Smith Show” that policy debates are essential, but that […]
Johnson job performance slips among Republicans: survey
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) has the lowest job performance among Republicans, according to a new survey. The Economist/YouGov poll was conducted from December 21st to December 24th.released on thursdayIt found that 49% of Republicans strongly or somewhat approve of Johnson's handling of his job as speaker. Another 20% said they disapproved of his work […]
DEI Grifter Explains How Republicans’ Anti-DEI Legislation Crippled Her Business
Supporters of the Florida Stop-Wake Law argue that the law hinders education on divisive concepts like DEI, and one woman whose organization has raked in cash from DEI says the law prevents groups from It is said that this has had a huge impact on the country's finances. Loni Bennett, founder of South Florida People […]
House Republicans move to change rules for vacating speakership 1 year after McCarthy’s ousting
Barely a year after Republicans began the first-ever attempt to remove a single Republican from office, Republicans are expected to change the rules of the House of Representatives to make it more difficult to remove the Speaker. Former Representative Kevin McCarthy was elected Speaker of the House in January 2023, but was not elected on […]
Johnson says House Republicans will investigate Jan. 6 committee
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) announced Thursday that House Republicans will investigate the disbanded House Select Committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Johnson attacked President Biden in the following post: social platform The Ta. In response to another New York Post post about Cheney and Thompson, the Louisiana Republican […]
‘Lives depend on it’: Republicans push for prompt Trump confirmations in wake of New Orleans attack
Senate Republicans have made several changes in President-elect Donald Trump's administration, particularly on national security issues, following the New Year's attack in New Orleans in which a suspected terrorist drove his car into a large crowd, killing one or more people. We are seeking prompt approval of personnel in important positions. Over a dozen people. […]
Republicans look to defang motion to oust House speaker in new rules package
Republican leaders are aiming to scale back the motion to remove the House speaker to avoid a repeat of the insurrection against Kevin McCarthy that paralyzed the House for about three weeks in 2023. Under the new rules package, scheduled for a vote on Friday, a motion to vacate the chair would need eight co-sponsors […]
'GET BEHIND IT': Republicans urged to end Dems' 'last tool' to obstruct Trump agenda
Incoming White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt discusses calls for unity among the GOP and the need to raise the debt … source