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Speaker Johnson: ‘Very optimistic’ Congress will avert shutdown

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) said Tuesday after meeting with President Biden and Congressional leaders at the White House that he is “very optimistic” that a shutdown of Congress will be avoided by Friday’s deadline. Ta. “We’ve been working faithfully, literally around the clock, every day, for months, weeks, and the last few days to […]

Senate GOP fears Speaker Johnson headed toward shutdown wreck

Senate Republicans are trying to avoid a debacle in which House Republicans forced a partial government shutdown over the weekend, but they are worried that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana)’s narrow grip on power is precarious. Now that I think about it, that seems more and more likely. Republican senators have warned that a government […]

Zelensky: Speaker Johnson said he’d do ‘everything’ to support Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Sunday that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) would support Ukraine aid as lawmakers work to reach an agreement on providing military aid to the war-torn country. “Everything will be done,” he said. In an interview with CNN’s Caitlan Collins on Sunday, Zelenskiy said his message to Johnson was “trust” and […]

Speaker Johnson Dismisses White House Promise of New Border Curbs

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) responded to media claims that Biden would curb asylum seekers, saying President Joe Biden should “remain in Mexico” if he wants his 2024 border pledge to be taken seriously. said the border wall should be restored. “If these reports are true and the President intends to take action, he could […]

UK House Speaker Says ‘Terrorist’ Threat Behind Decision

British Parliament Speaker Lindsay Hoyle has doubled down on claims that Wednesday’s unusual decision to scrap the convention on the Israel-Gaza vote was informed by terrorist threats against MPs who did not vote in favor of a cease-fire. On Wednesday, efforts by left-wing politicians from both parties in the House of Commons called for an […]

Speaker Johnson launches bipartisan artificial intelligence ‘task force’

House Speaker Mike Johnson is launching a formal “task force” to consider how the United States can remain competitive in artificial intelligence (AI) while managing the risks of rapidly evolving technology. “Advances in artificial intelligence have the potential to rapidly transform our economy and society, so we need Congress to work together in a bipartisan […]