Soon after Iran’s April 13 attempted airstrike on Israel — a massive bombardment of about 300 missiles and drones — a Ukrainian YouTuber couldn’t help but notice the difference in global reaction. U.S. forces, including fighter jets, joined by French and British forces, helped Israel down almost all of the incoming fire in an impressive … Read more
Faced with the possibility of a revolt within his own party if he allows a vote on helping Ukraine fend off Russia’s brutal invasion, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) may need help from Democrats to keep his job. But there’s a problem with that: Many members of his party see any hint of help from … Read more
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Thursday he had no intention to try to tighten the rules for unseating House speakers — even if doing so would’ve helped him fend off a move against him. Earlier in the day, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said Johnson should “owes the entire conference a meeting” to talk … Read more
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), facing renewed threats to his leadership, said that he will not step down and that he sees himself as a “wartime speaker.” Johnson’s remarks came as House Republicans were trying to put together a plan to vote on four high-priority items — aid for Israel, Ukraine, Taiwan and a catch-all … Read more
The House on Friday narrowly passed a bill to renew a controversial anti-terror foreign spying program over the objections of pro-privacy and civil liberties advocates. The bill to renew Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, a 9/11-era provision allowing U.S. agencies to keep track of foreigners abroad but that had been used to … Read more
President Joe Biden’s administration said Monday that if Congress sends him a national security bill singularly focused on funding Israel, he will veto it. The legislation moving through the House proposes sending $17.6 billion to Israel, separating the funds from other national security issues in Ukraine and along the U.S. border. Pushing this forward is … Read more
WASHINGTON ― Millions of parents would get bigger tax refunds in the coming months from a bill the House of Representatives could vote on this week. The House Ways and Means Committee approved the legislation last week by a vote of 40 to 3, with all Republicans in support. The bill would likely pass the … Read more
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Friday he intends to stand by a previously announced deal on the overall amount of money to be spent for most of the government this year, putting him at odds with spending hawks in his own party. “In keeping with my commitment to bring members into the legislative process, … Read more
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) took the speaker’s gavel Oct. 25. Less than three months later, it’s unclear how much longer he’ll be able to keep it. Some of the same House GOP intraparty dynamics that brought down Johnson’s predecessor, former speaker Kevin McCarthy (Calif.), are beginning to show up again after being sublimated in … Read more
