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Milwaukee — Thousands of Republicans are set to gather in Wisconsin on Monday to kick off the Republican National Convention, just two days after former President Donald Trump was nearly assassinated at a rally in Pennsylvania. Undeterred by the nearly deadly attack, the 78-year-old Trump is set to attend the Republican Party’s first major in-person […]

Speaker Mike Johnson Promises ‘Full Investigation’ Into Trump Assassination Attempt

House Speaker Mike Johnson has vowed that Congress will launch a “thorough investigation” into Saturday’s assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. The FBI has identified Thomas Matthew Crooks as the suspect who opened fire on Trump at a rally in Butler County, Pennsylvania on Sunday morning, wounding the former president in the ear, leaving […]

Ron DeSantis added to RNC speaker schedule after failed primary challenge to Trump

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a former rival of Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential primary, is scheduled to speak at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee next week, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to The Washington Post. DeSantis joined the bill. NBC Newsclaimed a “scheduling change” had made time for the 45-year-old to […]

Speaker Johnson Demands Biden Do More to Support Israel, Free Hostages

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, sent a letter to President Joe Biden on Wednesday calling on the administration to do more to support Israel against Hamas and to secure the release of American and Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip. Johnson’s letter was sent by the Biden administration. Hospitalized It was Hamas, not Israel, that […]

Speaker Johnson backs Ten Commandments mandate in Louisiana

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) said he supports a new Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms and believes the law would survive legal challenges. “I’m in favor of it,” Johnson told reporters Wednesday, “and I think it should be approved by the court. I think there are a […]

Speaker Johnson to file brief supporting Bannon Supreme Court appeal

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) said he would file a legal brief supporting an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court by Steve Bannon, a former adviser to President Trump, to avoid prison. Bannon filed the appeal after being ordered to report to prison by July 1 in connection with his conviction for evading a subpoena […]

Ohio speaker loses control of campaign spending authority in latest GOP drama

A judge ruled Ohio House Speaker Jason Stephens does not have authority over the GOP caucus’s campaign fund, handing a win to the speaker’s colleague and rival, state Rep. Derek Merrin. Last October, Merrin filed a lawsuit against his Republican colleague in a bid to control $1 million in campaign funds. The campaign fund, called […]