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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 […]

Speaker Johnson cheers on Senate border deal’s potential demise: ‘We welcome it’

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) said Tuesday that House Republicans “welcome” the dysfunction caused in the Senate over border security and additional aid legislation. Prime Minister Johnson has made no secret of his opposition to the bipartisan deal, calling it “void on arrival” multiple times since it was announced Sunday night, including during the House […]

Speaker Johnson declares Senate border bill is a ‘non-starter’ for the House

House Speaker Mike Johnson on Monday reiterated his opposition to the Senate’s recently proposed bipartisan $118 billion border security and foreign aid package. Mr Johnson spoke on ‘The Ingraham Angle’ about the impact of the policy on immigration, insisting it remained a ‘non-starter’ in the House of Commons. “It’s actually going to encourage more illegal […]

Biden urges Speaker Johnson to ‘pay attention’ to Senate on border bill

President Biden on Monday asked House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) to “pay attention to what the Senate is doing” on the border security bill released by a bipartisan group of senators. “My message to Chairman Johnson is to keep an eye on what’s going on in the Senate. We’ve got a bipartisan deal, so we’ll […]

House speaker says Senate border security bill ‘dead on arrival’ in lower chamber

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) criticized the Senate’s bipartisan $118 billion border security and foreign aid package after the deal was released Sunday night, saying the proposal “doesn’t meet our expectations.” It is “even worse than what it was” and “will be invalidated.” ‘On arrival’ in the lower room. The bill allocates $20 billion for […]