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
Breaking down U.S.-Israel tensions over possible Rafah offensive – CBS News Watch CBS News American and Israeli officials met virtually Monday about a planned ground offensive in Rafah by the Israel Defense Forces. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has the details. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, … Read more
Representative Don Bacon acknowledged Sunday that it is “possible” that Speaker Mike Johnson will lose the top House job over an impending vote on aid to Ukraine. “I’m not going to deny it,” the Nebraska conservative told NBC’s Kristen Welker. The comment comes as the House enters the second half of a two-week recess, which … Read more
Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.) raised concerns Monday that a dwindling House GOP majority due to multiple vacancies could hurt the caucus’ prospects and may even lead to Democrats taking over the chamber. Republicans currently hold a 218-213 majority in the House after former Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo) left office on Friday. With Rep. Mike Gallagher … Read more
At a time when Republicans want voters to give them more power, by putting them in control of the Senate and White House with ballots in November, let’s take a look at the job they’ve done running the House. The 118th Congress, first under Speaker Kevin McCarthy and now Mike Johnson, has truly been a … Read more
Mike Johnson’s razor-thin House majority got even tinier on Friday, after Wisconsin Representative Mike Gallagher announced plans to retire in April. Gallagher, who has served in Congress since 2016 and currently chairs a congressional select committee investigating the Chinese Communist Party, said in a statement that the move came “after conversations with my family,” but … 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
Washington — The House passed a massive spending package on Friday to fully fund the government through September, sending it to the Senate ahead of a midnight deadline to avert a partial shutdown. The House approved the $1.2 trillion package, which was unveiled early Thursday, in a vote of 286 to 134. The package wraps six … Read more
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday said the House will “apply every amount of pressure” on the Senate to approve a bill that could ban TikTok, hours after the lower chamber approved the legislation in an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote. The comment from Johnson — made during the House GOP retreat … Read more
By Clare Foran, Lauren Fox, Morgan Rimmer and Ted Barrett | CNN There is still no clear path to avert a partial government shutdown at the end of the week, with just five days until Congress runs into a key funding deadline. Lawmakers had hoped to release the text of a bipartisan spending deal Sunday … Read more
