House Speaker Mike Johnson signaled Monday that the House would not consider voting on a foreign aid package that the Senate eventually passed on Tuesday. Johnson ripped the bill for ignoring the crisis at the southern border and said Americans “deserve better” than to see their tax dollars sent overseas while their communities are besieged […]
A Montana-sized spat is raging after a consultant aligned with former President Donald Trump was removed from the list of speakers at a Republican Party event. Late last month Alex Bruesewitz was taken off the agenda, where he was to be the keynote speaker at a two-day series of party meetings, according to the Washington […]
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson was all set to endorse Rep. Matt Rosendale for Senate in his Montana race. Then the blowback came and Johnson changed his mind. It sounds like Johnson’s backtracking happened quickly. Johnson informed several Republicans this morning that he will endorse Rosendale. He spoke to a senator and a member […]
The House voted against another attempt at a standalone Israel aid bill on Tuesday, handing Speaker Mike Johnson another defeat during his rocky tenure with the gavel. Mr. Johnson’s $17.6 billion emergency aid bill was sunk on a bipartisan vote, with House Republicans and Democrats joining forces — for vastly different reasons — to kill […]
As the Democrat-controlled U.S. Senate stalls on funding for Israel, the House of Representatives is introducing new legislation to succeed where the upper chamber of Congress is failing. The Washington Stand has obtained a copy of a letter House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is preparing to send to his colleagues. It reads, in part, “Next […]
The National Character and Leadership Symposium is an annual event held at the U.S. Air Force Academy, focused on preparing the next generation of leaders for “honorable living and effective leadership.” The theme of the 2024 NCLS is “Valuing Human Conditions, Cultures, and Societies,” which, according to the USAFA website, explores “what it is to […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson criticized the Biden administration for what he believed was a slow response to the attack on a U.S. base in Jordan that killed three service members. Mr. Johnson’s remarks on Friday came after President Biden authorized U.S. forces to retaliate against the attack, which killed three service members and injured dozens […]
In his maiden speech from the House floor on Wednesday, Speaker Mike Johnson highlighted a list of 64 actions taken by President Joe Biden’s administration that undermined border security. The list includes Biden directing border wall construction to end on his first day on the job and submitting legislation calling for a pathway to citizenship […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday called on the Biden administration to enforce provisions protecting Uyghur Muslims in China, saying the religious minority faces a genocidal campaign and “this should not be a partisan issue.” Speaking at the International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington, Mr. Johnson drew applause for condemning China’s oppression of the Uyghurs, […]
Donald Trump has made an important endorsement in the state of Texas. Posting on Truth Social, the former president came out in favor of David Covey, who is running for the speaker of the Texas House of Representatives. “David Covey is running against Dade Phelan, the Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, who led […]
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