There's drama in D.C. (as usual) but Mike Johnson is trying to tune out the noise.
West Northamptonshire Council has said it cannot make judgement or investigate claims based on "hearsay"
Tesla’s vice president of investor relations announced he would leave after seven years.
In his "This Week with Gosar" newsletter Monday, U.S. Representative Paul Gosar (R-AZ-09) said that during a House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing, every Democrat voted against H.R. 7109, the Equal Representation Act, which would add a citizenship question to the decennial census. An amended version of the legislation passed the committee vote (22-20) and awaits further action on the House floor. Gosar, who serves on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, stated that...
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
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(The Center Square) - Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond called for the resignation of Tourism, Wildlife and Heritage Secretary Shelley Zumwalt after an audit showed she approved a multi-million contract for a company where her husband worked while working for another state agency. The report released by State Auditor Cindy Byrd Tuesday afternoon shows that a contract was made between Phase 2 Development and the Oklahoma Employment Securities Commission for improvements...
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson has laid it all on the table: He’s staking his speakership—and his cozy relationship with Donald Trump—on aid to Ukraine, and putting his fate in the hands of Democrats. Democrats, in turn, are not going to make it easy for him. In an impassioned speech Wednesday, Johnson argued that getting aid to Ukraine was paramount, even if putting that bill on the floor will likely trigger a move to oust him. “This is a critical time right now, a critical time on the...
Vulnerable California Rep. Mike Levin said "new leaders" are needed.
(The Center Square) — Georgia Democrats want an investigation after they said a state audit surfaced questions about whether Gov. Brian Kemp's administration circumvented state contracting requirements, potentially for political gain. It's not immediately clear which state or federal agencies might lead the probe, and Democrats said they haven't formally requested an investigation. At issue is a $1.1 billion contract the Georgia Department of Human Services...
The former US Speaker described Mr Netanyahu as an ‘obstacle to the two-state solution’ for Israel and Palestine
"Cabinet and caucus retain the full confidence in the work that he's doing, despite making a very poor choice with respect to the words that he used in a meeting."