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 […]
Speaker Mike Johnson’s Spending Bill Vote Expected to Fail
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) is pushing ahead with a vote on the six-month spending bill Wednesday night, despite the expected defeat. During the August recess, Johnson announced he would combine a six-month continuing resolution with the Protecting American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which would require proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections, in […]
Speaker Johnson warns illegal immigrant voting could ‘throw an election’ as House readies spending bill vote
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana has warned that “thousands” of people in the US illegally could change the course of the upcoming US election. Johnson told reporters at his weekly press conference on Wednesday that some House Republicans have won elections by just a few hundred votes – and sometimes by even less, […]
Speaker Johnson eyes Wednesday vote on stopgap funding plan
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, announced Tuesday that he was considering holding a vote Wednesday on a partisan stopgap bill that he was forced to withdraw from the floor last week due to widespread GOP opposition. The move is risky: Johnson faced growing resistance last week to his plan, which combines a six-month continuing resolution […]
Speaker Johnson praises Trump as ‘resilient’ after second apparent assassination attempt: ‘One of a kind’
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana praised former President Donald Trump for his response to the second assassination attempt in less than two months, telling Fox News on Monday that he was “rebounding” and in “good spirits” after the situation calmed down on Sunday. “No leader in the history of America has ever been […]
All eyes on Speaker Johnson for next move on government funding
All eyes are on Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) this week as lawmakers wait for his next move in the fight over the government budget after an initial strategy to avert a government shutdown at the end of the month failed due to Republican resistance. Following opposition from several quarters in the Republican conference, Johnson last […]
A Decision to Make: House Speaker Mike Johnson’s government funding bill divides Republicans
That came just minutes after the House finally ended a three-week battle that culminated in the election of House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) last fall. The House voted to remove former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) from his position but not before thoroughly eliminating three other candidates for speaker. I asked a House Republican leader what […]
Speaker Johnson’s Office Denies He Told Senate Republicans to Strip SAVE Act from Funding Plan After House Passes Bill
House Speaker Mike Johnson has instructed Republican senators to remove the SAVE Act from the government funding bill once the House passes it, senior aides in Republican senate offices that support the SAVE Act being part of the government funding bill told Breitbart News on Thursday. Johnson's office has denied the allegations. The SAVE Act […]