There are two moments from Mike Johnson’s early days as speaker of the House that almost perfectly encapsulate the broken way that so many Republican evangelicals approach politics. The first …
Topline A top aide to Ukraine’s armed forces commander was killed Monday when an “unknown explosive device” detonated inside a birthday present, according to Ukrainian officials who suggested the explosion …
The Republican-led lower chamber of Congress passed a US$14 billion aid package for Israel on Thursday, defying US President Joe Biden’s request to also include more money for Ukraine and …
The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that would send US$14.3 billion in emergency aid to Israel on a near party-line vote Thursday, but the White House has made clear …
Washington — The House on Thursday passed a Republican-backed bill that would provide billions of dollars in aid to Israel but left out funding for Ukraine and other national security …
While I was familiarizing myself with Mike Johnson of Louisiana, our new speaker of the House, news arrived of a uniquely American event, another mass shooting, this time in a …
U.S. House Republicans are moving ahead with legislation that would send billions of dollars in aid to Israel but ignores the White House’s request to include billions more for Ukraine …
Washington — House Republicans want to pay for emergency aid to Israel by cutting funding to the IRS, teeing up a collision with the White House and Democratic-controlled Senate over …
Washington — In an op-ed he wrote in 2005, newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson called abortion “a holocaust” and linked the judicial philosophy that legalized the right to an …
Johnson’s stance appears in line with standard hawkish Republican views, analysts say. And with budget negotiations dominating the agenda the speaker is expected to deal with in the coming weeks, …