Hecklers didn’t stop House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday from calling for the resignation of Columbia University President Minouche Shafik on campus. Mr. Johnson’s press conference took place on the steps of the university’s library, where students chanted, “We can’t hear you,” “Free Palestine,” and “Mike, you suck.” Mr. Johnson was flanked by fellow members […]
Former Rep. George Santos is withdrawing his independent bid for a seat in Congress in New York’s 1st District, he has announced. The former lawmaker—who had represented New York’s 3rd District before being ousted from the House in December last year—said he was ending his bid because he did not want to split the ticket […]
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 […]
Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) defended his oversight of the passage of the Ukraine aid package, stating it was in accordance with the “will” of the House and insisting that “history will judge it well.” The House of Representatives passed a $95 billion package on Saturday that provides foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel, and other U.S. […]
Democrats on April 19 helped Republicans advance $95 billion in bills that would provide assistance to Israel, Ukraine, and the Indo-Pacific, as well as a measure that could ban TikTok. The final tally to pass what is called a rule—which sets the parameters, such as whether amendments can be offered, and that is voted on […]
The House is set to vote on a bill that would require TikTok to divest from its Chinese parent company or be banned from app stores in the United States. It’s being bundled with an aid package for Ukraine and Israel that is set to clear the chamber this week.
House Republicans on Wednesday released the text of a series of bills providing foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan but the measures have already sparked criticism among conservatives over their alleged failure to address national security concerns and increasing immigration at the southern border. The foreign aid bills total $95 billion and align spending […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on April 17 revealed a series of foreign aid bills totaling $95 billion that come as he faces renewed challenges and frustrations from his conference. The packages unveiled Wednesday include funding for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan and other Indo-Pacific partners. The $95 billion price tag puts it nearly evenly in […]
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 […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) says he has no plans to resign amid increased criticism from his House Republican conference. “I am not resigning,” Mr. Johnson said defiantly during an April 16 House leadership press conference. Mr. Johnson’s comments come after Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), a critic of foreign aid, said he would co-sponsor Rep. […]
President Joe Biden will not be testifying to U.S. House of Representatives members who are engaged in an impeachment inquiry against him, the White House said on April 15. Richard Sauber, special counsel to the president, told House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) that the president would not testify in the “partisan charade.” “Your committee’s […]
A group of bipartisan lawmakers from both the House and Senate introduced a bill on April 11 to establish a federally funded translation and research agency. The agency would be responsible for interpreting open-source materials from China, Russia, and other countries related to U.S. strategic interests, and making them accessible to the U.S. public. The […]
President Joe Biden has urged congressional leaders to help get a foreign aid package promising billions to Israel and Ukraine passed through the House of Representatives sooner rather than later. According to an April 14 media statement from the White House, President Biden held a meeting with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Senate Minority […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and former President Donald Trump are urging support for a bill aimed at preventing non-citizens from voting in federal elections. At a Friday, April 12, press conference at the former president’s Mar-a-Lago residence, the Republican leaders announced the bill as part of larger efforts to bolster election integrity. “What we’re […]
Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) warned that attempts to remove him as speaker of the House could result in the position being occupied by a Democrat or remaining vacant for potentially a “long amount of time.” On March 22, while House members were voting on a $1.2 trillion spending bill, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) filed […]
House Homeland Security Committee chairman Mark Green (R-Tenn.) has unveiled a bill that would prohibit illegal immigrants from boarding commercial flights into and within the United States without valid identification. “Allowing illegal immigrants to abuse commercial airline travel is unacceptable,” Mr. Green said in a statement on April 11, in which he announced the draft […]
A former Fulton County District Attorney’s office employee is giving information to House Republicans as they investigate whether any federal funds were misused by the office, said House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio). During a Thursday interview on Fox News, Mr. Jordan said that his office has “talked with the whistleblower” and “she’s giving information […]
Social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, has received an inquiry from the U.S. House of Representatives regarding alleged illegal actions it took in Brazil, Elon Musk said on Wednesday. In a post on the social network, the owner of X said the platform had “just received an inquiry from the House of Representatives […]
The House Rules Committee, in a late night vote, advanced a bill that would reauthorize a controversial spying authority but left a key aspect of the debate to be decided later. The authority in question, Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), is one of several post 9/11 surveillance authorities that have come […]
Members of Congress will return to the nation’s capital city this week with a hefty to-do list. For the past two weeks, lawmakers have been in their home districts enjoying the Easter recess. Prior to the recess, a $1.2 trillion government funding bill was rammed through Congress, putting an end to a monthslong saga of […]
