The push to boot House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) out of the speaker’s chair seems to be losing momentum among Republicans in the House. Following Mr. Johnson’s move in March to pass $1.2 trillion of government funding with broad Democrat support, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) introduced a motion to vacate against Mr. Johnson, which […]

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill announced on April 29 that her office has filed a lawsuit against President Joe Biden’s Title IX rule changes. Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, who joined Ms. Murrill at a press conference in Baton Rouge, said the Biden administration has lost its moral compass. “We do not intend to comply.” Title […]

Florida Gov. Ron Desantis has opposed President Joe Biden’s Title IX changes that have expanded the laws around sexual discrimination to incorporate gender identity, saying “We will not comply, and we will fight back.” “We are not gonna let Joe Biden abuse his constitutional authority to impose these policies here on us in Florida … […]

The Senate on April 23 voted to pass a $95 billion national security package that includes foreign aid for the war-torn nations of Ukraine and Israel, as well as the Indo-Pacific. The bill also includes a measure to force TikTok to divest from its Chinese parent company to address national security concerns. The bill will […]

The Senate on April 23 voted to advance a $95 billion national security package that includes foreign aid for the war-torn nations of Ukraine and Israel, as well as the Indo-Pacific. The bills also include a measure to force TikTok to divest from its Chinese parent company to address national security concerns. A motion to […]

The U.S. Senate on April 18 overcame a key procedural hurdle to reauthorize a controversial spying authority. The authority in question, Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), easily overcame the filibuster threshold of 60 votes. In a 67–32 vote, the Senate voted to limit debate on the issue, clearing the way for […]

WASHINGTON—After a string of retirements and an expulsion, House Republicans will soon hold the slimmest majority in modern history. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is leading a Republican conference that can only spare one defection in a party that has already dethroned its own speaker over internal divisions. Such a thin advantage gives Republicans little […]

WASHINGTON—A disciplinary panel on April 4 found that former Department of Justice (DOJ) official Jeff Clark violated bar rules in his actions to contest the 2020 election results. After six days of testimony, the three-member panel found that Mr. Clark had violated at least one of the disciplinary rules he was charged with. The decision, […]

WASHINGTON—The professional ethics charges against former Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Clark are “absolutely unheard of,” Mr. Clark’s attorney argued in his disciplinary trial, which began on March 26. District of Columbia Bar authorities charged Mr. Clark with “attempted dishonesty” and “attempted serious interference with the administration of justice” over his efforts to challenge the 2020 […]