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
House Speaker Mike Johnson’s tightrope walk took on a new level of difficulty over the weekend, as Israel faced down a retaliatory attack from Iran. While the flurry of Iranian drones and cruise missiles were almost entirely intercepted, the attack highlighted the lack of progress in the House on a supplemental funding bill that would provide U.S. military assistance to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan. Johnson, R-La., reiterated Sunday that he would not be putting the bill — which already passed with...
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In a closed-door meeting, Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., said he would co-sponsor a motion to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., brought forward by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., over his handling of foreign aid packages for Ukraine and other allies.
(FOX40.COM) -- A crash in Sutter County involving two vehicles has left one person dead and another person with major injuries on Thursday afternoon, according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP said the crash happened around 3 p.m. in south Sutter County on Riego Road and Pacific Avenue. The agency added that it expects Riego []
The Wisconsin Republican, 40, said that while he had ‘signed up’ for such threats and ‘late-night swatting’, his family had not
President Biden scored another major legislative victory by getting Ukraine war aid through the Republican-run House with the help of Speaker Mike Johnson, who is now in jeopardy of losing his job to a revolt on his right flank.
Majorie Taylor Greene filed a motion to vacate against Speaker Mike Johnson last month, and Thomas Massie is now joining her in her efforts to oust the speaker. When asked by reporters whether Massie wanted Johnson to resign, he responded with a resounding “yes.” “Yes, yeah, I asked him to resign,” Massie replied, adding that “the motion will get called” and “he’s going to lose more votes than Kevin McCarthy.” In Johnson’s response, he claimed that the motion to vacate is “absurd” and...
The incident happened on I-22 in Walker County and closed all lanes of the highway. According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, a commercial vehicle overturned.
Special to The Times Growing up, Armmon Carter knew John Lewis as an older cousin who’d come home from time to time to visit his family back in Troy, Alabama. Even though Lewis by then was a Georgia congressman, his visits home were low-key. It took years before Carter realized that his cousin from just […]
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene maintained Sunday that she plans to follow through with an effort to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson if he doesn’t resign after the House passed a $95 billion package that includes foreign aid for Ukraine. “Mike Johnson’s leadership is over. He needs to do the right thing to resign and allow us to move forward in a controlled process,” Greene, R-Ga., said in an interview on Fox News’ "Sunday Morning Futures." “If he doesn’t do so, he will be vacated.” Asked whether...
President Joe Biden’s Secretary of the Navy awarded soon-to-be-ex-Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) with its highest civilian honor Wednesday, days before Gallagher quits Congress in the middle of his term after postponing his quit date long enough to fight for Biden’s