Last month, Marjorie Taylor Greene’s GOP colleagues responded to her calls to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson by saying things like, “Don’t bother us,” and stop “airing your grievances,” and “Nobody cares what Marjorie Taylor Greene says or thinks.” Unfortunately for Greene (or maybe unfortunately for her coworkers), she did not appear to get the … Read more
Democrats took an unusual step Thursday and helped Republican leaders advance legislation to provide billions in stalled security funding for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, steering the measures closer toward passage this weekend. After about nine hours of recess, the House Rules Committee reconvened late Thursday night and moved GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson’s foreign aid … Read more
Mike Johnson’s mini-vacation is over. The House speaker—who sojourned to Mar-a-Lago last weekend to bolster his alliance with Donald Trump—returned to work Monday to put his clout to the test, announcing that he would set up votes on his complicated plan to provide foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, despite the motion to vacate … Read more
As you’ve probably heard by now, Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is attempting to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson—who just got the job in October after the Freedom Caucus pushed out Kevin McCarthy—because she’s mad he’s attempting to send aid to Ukraine. Greene’s efforts have thus far included bizarrely labeling Johnson “a Democrat,” filing a motion … Read more
By Tara Copp | Associated Press WASHINGTON — The top general for U.S. forces in Europe told Congress Wednesday that Ukraine will be outgunned 10 to one by Russia within a matter of weeks if Congress does not find a way to approve sending more ammunition and weapons to Kyiv soon. The testimony from Army … Read more
NEW DELHI: A rare earthquake on the East Coast rattled residents from the skyscrapers of New York and Philadelphia to the quieter reaches of New England on Friday. Although the quake didn’t cause widespread destruction, it was a jarring experience for a region not used to such seismic activity.The US Geological Survey estimated that the … Read more
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) said that Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) “unleashed the demons” when he spearheaded an effort last year to oust former Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) from his leadership post. Gingrich was responding to a question from Fox host Laura Ingraham on why some House Republicans, like Reps. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) and … Read more
By Kevin Freking and Mary Clare Jalonick | Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Senate bogged down Friday evening on a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills, increasing the prospects that funding for some key federal agencies could lapse and initiate a partial government shutdown beginning at 12:01 a.m. Saturday. Though passage was not in doubt, … Read more
Republican U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was the target of a swatting attempt at her Georgia residence on Christmas morning, the congresswoman and local police said, marking the latest instance of someone calling in a fake emergency to draw armed officers to her home. The Rome Police Department quickly verified that the call was a … Read more
