WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday he will try to advance wartime aid for Israel this week as he attempts the difficult task of winning House approval for a national security package that also includes funding for Ukraine and allies in Asia. Johnson, R-La., is already under immense political pressure from his fellow […]
Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky unleashed on House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday, accusing his fellow Republican of abandoning conservative principles on the national debt and government surveillance. “As I see it now, I’m not sure there’s a difference between Mike Johnson and being in charge and the Democrats being in charge,” Mr. Paul said […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson said that the Biden administration’s recent criticism of Israel and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war contributed to Saturday’s drone attack by Iran. “As Israel faces this vicious attack from Iran, America must show our full resolve to stand with our critical ally. The world must be […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson made the pilgrimage to Mar-a-Largo on Friday in part to save his gavel. “He’s doing about as good as you’re going to do,” Trump said, appearing shoulder-to-shoulder with Johnson in a press avail. No, it wasn’t an enthusiastic endorsement but it was probably enough to […]
Standing next to former President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago on Friday, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., announced legislation to require proof of citizenship to vote. Non-U.S. citizens are already banned from voting in federal elections now. However, the National Voter Registration Act—better known as the Motor Voter Law—doesn’t allow states to check because the federal […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson is circulating a fact sheet demonstrating how changes to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act would prevent another Russia hoax, hoping to cajole GOP troops who are thwarting efforts to reauthorize the government’s chief spying tool. Former President Donald Trump is urging GOP allies to reject the FISA bill, complicating the speaker’s […]
LOS ANGELES — A woman who authorities say fatally stabbed her partner at their Los Angeles apartment Monday then threw her two children from a moving SUV onto the freeway, killing her infant daughter, was an astrologer who called the impending solar eclipse “the epitome of spiritual warfare” in an online post days earlier. Los […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson considers Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene a friend, even though she’s trying to oust him from the speakership. Ms. Greene, Georgia Republican, put the wheels in motion last month to boot Mr. Johnson and is on the warpath against the speaker. She has accused him of working with Democrats and selling out […]
Remember when Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) said he was worried about Guam tipping over? Speaking about a potential military buildup on the Pacific island in 2010, Johnson said, “My fear is that the whole island will become so overly populated that it will tip over and capsize.” It’s taken […]
Sen. J.D. Vance urged House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday to use leverage over the Democrats on Ukraine funding to strengthen southern border security. The Ohio Republican said failing to include an immigration component with any foreign aid legislation would amount to a “disgrace” and a “massive betrayal” to the party. “[Congressional Republicans] actually do […]
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