These 3 Dems, 14 Republicans crossed aisle on funding bill vote
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana)'s government funding bill died Wednesday after a joint effort by Democrats and Republicans in the House. Fourteen members of Johnson's own party voted against the Louisiana Republican's spending plan, which was combined with a six-month stopgap bill that included a measure aimed at requiring proof of citizenship to vote, but […]
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 […]
Republicans, Democrats Talk Up Cheap Migrant Labor in Charleroi, PA, in Light of Donald Trump’s ‘Divisive Rhetoric’
Former President Donald Trump has been heavily criticized by local Republican and Democratic politicians for focusing media attention on the government-subsidized busloads of migrants in Charleroi, Pennsylvania. In September, news of an immigration crisis in a small town just south of Pittsburgh made national headlines as thousands of Liberian and Haitian immigrants poured in and […]
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 […]
Republicans groan at Biden admin’s last-minute request for more time to send unused $6B to Ukraine
The Biden administration has warned that billions of dollars allocated to Ukraine will expire at the end of this month unless Congress acts. About 10% of the $61 billion Congress passed for Ukraine in April remains unspent, and the White House has asked Congress to extend the Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA) to allow aid to […]
Republicans block Dem-backed IVF bill revived by Chuck Schumer
Republicans on Tuesday blocked consideration of a Democratic-backed in vitro fertilization (IVF) bill that already died in the Senate. The bill failed to garner the 60 votes needed in a procedural vote and failed 51-44. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced in a letter to senators on Sunday that he was scheduling additional votes […]
Laura Ingraham: Democrats and never-Trump Republicans have ‘hatred and revenge’ in common
Fox News host Laura Ingraham called out the “hatred and revenge” directed at former President Trump by Democrats and anti-Trump Republicans.Ingram's Viewpoint” Laura Ingraham: Kamala Harris loves Venn diagrams, so let’s use one to answer the question: “What motivations do Democrats and non-Trump Republicans have in common?” The answer is hatred and revenge. Now, less […]
Battleground district poll shows Trump’s path to victory — but problems for down-ballot Republicans
While most congressional seats will not be contested in this fall's election due to partisan apportionment, several are still considered battlegrounds. And in these districts, which span Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Iowa, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia and Washington, the battle for top candidates and control of the House of […]
‘An absolute disgrace’: Senate Republicans condemn Palestinian Authority’s UN bid to undermine Israel
First appearance on FOXSenate Republicans denounced a UN General Assembly vote that, if passed, would label the Israel Defense Forces' (IDF) presence in Gaza and the West Bank an “illegal presence” and require the country to withdraw from those areas within six months. “This proposal put forward by the Palestinian delegation before the UN General […]