Speaker Mike Johnson is attempting to stave off a mutiny after less than six months on the job, and his hold on the top leadership spot could hinge on a package of foreign aid bills the House planned to vote on this week.
Donald Trump on Friday endorsed a primary challenger to Rep. Dan Newhouse of Washington, one of two remaining House Republicans who voted to impeach the former president over his role in the Jan. 6 riot. In a Truth Social post, Trump threw his support behind Jerrod Sessler, a former petty-officer in the Navy who has gone after Newhouse for his impeachment vote. "Jerrod Sessler is a fantastic candidate and will be a GREAT Congressman for Washington State’s 4th Congressional District," Trump...
Who runs the House? Donald Trump runs the House It’s clear who’s really in charge. Instead of fixing Arizona abortion law, Republicans take a vacation Sure, they say they want to fix it but Trump's abortion gambit is going off the rails He said abortion is now “largely taken out of play” in this election. Not so much. Cartoon: Tom the Dancing Bug presents Trump's Illustrated Bible The perfect gift from someone who thinks he’s God’s gift. Kari Lake almost worked for group supporting...
Ford’s White House photographer resigns from board, alleging it refused to honor Republican over fear of retributionGerald Ford’s White House photographer resigned from the board of the 38th president’s eponymous foundation and alleged it refused to honor Liz Cheney, the anti-Trump former Republican congresswoman, for fear of reprisal should Donald Trump return to power next year.The honor in question was the Gerald R Ford Medal for Distinguished Public Service. Recent recipients include the...
To the editor: While reading the first paragraph of Mark Z. Barabak's column on the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation's annual award for political courage, former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) immediately sprang to mind. Is there anyone in America today who has more openly put her country before her party and shown more personal political courage than Cheney? No. In ignoring her nomination for the award, however, the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation's board proved it is just like every...
Embattled House Speaker Mike Johnson plowed forward Thursday with plans to pass a $95 billion foreign aid package, despite staunch opposition from conservatives and a threat to oust him by a pair of GOP hardliners.
By now the cowardice of the hollow men of the GOP is an old story, from the flip-flopping of Lindsey Graham to the opportunism of Kevin McCarthy. But what happened this week with the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation is still worthy of note, because of what it tells us about the politics of retribution and intimidation. David Hume Kennerly, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and Ford’s White House photographer, resigned from the foundation’s board of trustees on Tuesday with a scathing...
Former President Donald Trump will have to miss a major Republican fundraiser because of his New York City hush money trial, according to a new report. Trump received an invitation to headline the Majority Gala, the National Republican Campaign Committee’s biggest fundraiser this season, on April 23, according to the Daily Beast.Three sources told the Daily Beast said GOP bigwigs hoped Trump would headline the Dallas event for House Republicans, but he was unable to appear because he has been...
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 […]
House conservatives revolted against GOP leadership and defeated a key vote on the floor Wednesday, the latest blow to Speaker Mike Johnson that comes after former President Donald Trump called on Republicans to kill a controversial surveillance law. Trump had urged House Republicans to reject a reauthorization of the law, known as FISA, ahead of the key procedural vote on Wednesday, adding to headaches for GOP leaders who have struggled to build support for the legislation, but were still...
House Republicans are officially down to a one-vote margin for error The chaos in the ranks of the House GOP is only getting more riveting. Biden wins on Ukraine as House GOP faces big decision about its future When Ukraine aid passes and Republicans are calling each other “scumbags,” you know all is right in the world. Cartoon: Freedom from speech Cancel culture, indeed. Trump's first criminal trial starts with opening statements We can’t wait for all the dirt that comes to light. ...
Republican former congresswoman writes in New York Times that 2020 election interference case must go to trial before NovemberThe former congresswoman and co-chair of the House January 6 committee Liz Cheney is urging the US supreme court to rule quickly on Donald Trump’s claim that he has immunity from prosecution for acts he committed while president – so that his 2020 election interference trial can begin before the 2024 election this November.“If delay prevents this Trump case from being...