The Republican-held House has a razor-thin majority of just a few members. After the departure of Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., over the weekend the majority is even smaller. Currently, there are 217 Republicans in the House compared to 213 Democrats. Republicans can only lose one GOP vote to pass legislation along party lines
Despite pleas from House Speaker Mike Johnson that he stay on, Wisconsin Rep. Mike Gallagher followed through on his plans to resign from Congress on Saturday. The direct result of Gallagher’s departure is that Johnson can now afford just a single GOP defection on any given vote. That in turn means Johnson, who is already heavily dependent on Democrats to pass any legislation, will grow even more reliant on them. The math—if you’re Johnson—is grim. With Gallagher gone, Republicans hold just 217...
While most unions have already endorsed President Joe Biden, one big fish in the labor movement is spreading the love around and holding out its support. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters turned heads by donating $45,000 to the Republican National Committee earlier this year and has now made further GOP inroads by donating $5,000 to […]
The U.S. Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, was the keynote speaker and spoke to WANE 15 about various issues surrounding the republican party.
Another employee of the U.S. State Department announced her resignation in protest of the Biden administration’s handling of the war in Gaza. Hala Rharrit, the department’s Arabic language spokesperson, wrote on her LinkedIn profile that she had “resigned April 2024 after 18 years of distinguished service in opposition to the United States’ Gaza policy.” When
President Joe Biden has given his blessing to a new national security supplemental aid package. “I strongly support this package to get critical support to Israel and Ukraine, provide desperately needed humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza, and bolster security and stability in the Indo-Pacific,” the president said Wednesday in a prepared statement. “Israel is […]
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp (R) is publicly condemning the effort by far-right members of the House Republican Conference to remove House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) from his position.In a post to X, Kemp threw his weight behind Johnson, quote-tweeting a post by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) in which he indicated he would support the effort to strip Johnson of the gavel."Instead of bickering amongst themselves and handing Democrats control of the House, Republicans should do their damn job and vote...
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Kari Lake, the Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Kyrsten Sinema, is having a very difficult time figuring out just what it is she stands for, depending upon who she’s talking to. That’s leading her to swing wildly from the far-right fringes steeped in conspiracy theories to trying to put on a “moderate” face to consolidate support. Abortion is the most obvious example of Lake’s confusion, where she’s flip-flopped between absolute bans, allowing each individual...
President Joe Biden will continue to campaign for re-election on TikTok, even after he signed the bill banning the app in the U.S.
House Speaker Mike Johnson called on Columbia University President Minouche Shafik to resign Wednesday in a speech at the embattled Ivy League university. Anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian Read More
House Republicans made public on Monday a document tracking Cassidy Hutchinson‘s changes to her testimony on the events of Jan. 6, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol as part of the GOP’s investigation into the Democratic-led select committee on the riots following the 2020 election. House Administration Committee’s oversight subcommittee Chairman Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) released all […]