• J.D. Vance, Ohio Republican, hits administration's effort on hostage release in Gaza

    Sen. J.D. Vance slammed President Biden for his handling of the Israel-Hamas war and his failure to secure the release of hostages.

    • CNN

    Marjorie Taylor Greene attacks Mike Johnson minutes after Ukraine aid bill passes

    Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) says that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has “betrayed” Americans by allowing a vote on a series of foreign aid bills that includes aid for Ukraine and said Johnson doesn’t have the votes to stay in power.

  • 'This isn't about me': CNN's Collins shuts down Trump-loving Republican Senator J.D. Vance

    He tried to make it personal, but CNN's Kaitlan Collins wasn't having it. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) on Wednesday appearing on "The Source" was asked about whether he was keen to be considered for vice president on the 2024 GOP ticket with former President Donald Trump (the presumptive GOP nominee) given the gallows mockup and chants of death to former Vice President Mike Pence during the riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021."The last time I checked President Biden wasn't approving of the chants to...

  • Senate Republicans finally forced to do the right thing on Ukraine aid

    The Senate is finally set to pass Ukraine aid, with the first procedural vote Tuesday afternoon and final passage expected as soon as Tuesday night. Now that Republicans are forced to do the right thing, GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham has found a way to justify his previous monthslong blockade of the aid package. “There’s a loan component to it. This would not have passed without President Trump,” Graham said on Fox News Sunday. “Trump has created a loan component to this package that gives us...

  • Bipartisanship and Mike Johnson's leadership prevail on Ukraine, Israel aid

    Three cheers for bipartisanship and the leadership of Speaker Mike Johnson: When push came to shove, they carried the day as the House voted 316-94 Friday to advance urgent foreign-aid bills to the floor for debate and final votes on Saturday.

  • Biden signs Ukraine aid, TikTok ban package after Republican battle

    U.S. President Joe Biden signed a hard-fought bill into law on Wednesday that provides billions of dollars of new U.S. aid to Ukraine for its war with Russia, notching a rare bipartisan victory for the president as he seeks reelection and ending months of wrangling with Republicans in Congress. "It

  • Mike Johnson's evolution on Ukraine aid as House speaker - The Washington Post

    From backbencher to House speaker, Mike Johnson has done a dramatic turnabout on aid to Ukraine. He may lose his job as speaker because of it.

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    J.D. Vance to join Trump for Ohio fundraiser amid VP speculation

    By Alayna Treene and Rashard Rose, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump is hosting a fundraiser alongside Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, according to an invitation obtained by CNN. The May 15 Cincinnati event is advertised as a lunch discussion with Vance listed as a “special guest.” Host committee members are requested to donate or raise $250,000.

    • KTVZ

    J.D. Vance to join Trump for Ohio fundraiser amid VP speculation

    By Alayna Treene and Rashard Rose, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump is hosting a fundraiser alongside Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, according to an invitation obtained by CNN. The May 15 Cincinnati event is advertised as a lunch discussion with Vance listed as a “special guest.” Host committee members are requested to donate or raise $250,000.

  • Mike Johnson’s busy week: Ukraine aid and threats to protesters – what next?

    Speaker’s crude interventions on campus have forced many to question if his motives on Ukraine were quite so heroicDemocrat Nancy Pelosi cited his “integrity” and described him as “courageous”. Republican Michael McCaul called him a “profile in courage”. CNN hailed him as “an unlikely Churchill”.Mike Johnson, speaker of the House of Representatives, began the week showered in plaudits for leading the House in approving $95bn in urgently needed wartime aid for Ukraine, Israel and other US allies....

  • Marjorie Taylor Greene renews attacks on speaker as House passes Ukraine aid

    Far-right representative says Mike Johnson’s speakership is ‘over’ but has not followed through on threat to try to remove himRepublican infighting over the US House finally approving $61bn in military aid for Ukraine continued to roil the party on Sunday as the far-right representative Marjorie Taylor Greene renewed attacks on the Republican speaker, Mike Johnson.Johnson had betrayed his party and was working for the Democrats, and his speakership was “over”, the Georgia representative said,...

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    Mike Johnson gambles on democracy winning in House vote to aid Israel and Ukraine

    It took a long, winding route to get here, but Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has finally done what few thought he would be willing to do. The House this weekend will vote on a series of bills to provide billions of dollars in emergency funding to U.S. allies including Israel and Ukraine. The Ukraine proposal has plagued Johnson for months. He’s been warned that without more aid Kyiv’s stand against Moscow would collapse. He’s also been told that allowing a vote on this critical funding would...