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Former chief of staff to IL House Speaker sentenced for lying under oath

Timothy Mapes, former chief of staff to Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for lying under oath to a grand jury. Mapes is required to begin serving his sentence in mid-June. Four others previously had ties to Mr. Madigan’s associates and were convicted in a bribery conspiracy involving […]

To Save Ukraine, Speaker Johnson must find his inner Charlie Wilson

Tom Hanks plays Charlie Wilson in the movie Charlie Wilson’s War, based on the nonfiction book by George Kreil. Charlie Wilson is a well-connected, hard-drinking, womanizing Democrat from Texas who discovers the key to defeating the Soviet Union after its invasion. and the occupation of Afghanistan during the Cold War. As depicted in a dramatic […]

Speaker Mike Johnson Torches Foreign Aid Bill: Border Must Come First

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) suggested in a statement Monday night that the Senate was wasting its time by passing tens of millions of dollars in foreign aid without enacting border security measures. In a statement released less than an hour before the Senate began a series of procedural votes calling for the Senate to […]

Texas Republicans censure House Speaker Dade Phelan

The Texas Republican Party on Saturday condemned Rep. Dade Phelan (R), the speaker of the Texas House, after voting in favor of impeaching Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), according to a press release. “The Republican Party of Texas today formally censured Congressman Dade Phelan and imposed a series of penalties authorized by the rules for […]

Speaker Johnson reverses on planned Montana Senate endorsement

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) has backed away from his plan to endorse Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.) in the widely expected Senate race in Montana, according to a Republican. That’s what it means. punch bowl news On Thursday morning, it was reported that Prime Minister Johnson plans to support Mr. Rosendale in the long-awaited Senate […]

Speaker Johnson’s $17 billion Israel aid bill fails in House

A policy aimed at giving $17.6 billion to Israel failed to pass the House of Representatives on Tuesday. It was under threat of a veto from the White House, which wants Congress to consider aid to Israel as part of a massive $118 billion security package, and Republicans who want to offset the cost with […]