New speaker scrambles as gov’t shutdown approaches
By Stephen Groves and Kevin Freking | Associated Press WASHINGTON — With just a week left to avert a government shutdown, new House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing his first …
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House rejects move to censure Rep. Tlaib over Israel remarks
By Farnoush Amiri | Associated Press WASHINGTON — The House late Wednesday rejected an effort to censure Democratic Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, scrapping a Republican attempt to condemn the only …
New speaker of the US House holds low-profile but mainstream hawkish views on China
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, …
Who is Tom Emmer, the Minnesota Republican who withdrew from House speaker race hours after nomination?
CNN — US Rep. Tom Emmer, the House majority whip who withdrew his bid for the speakership after it was thrown into immediate jeopardy Tuesday afternoon, has tried to balance …
New House speaker once argued for criminalizing gay sex
By Andrew Kaczynski and Allison Gordan | CNN Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has a history of harsh anti-gay language from his time as an attorney for a socially …
Blockchain Association director of government relations recaps speaker candidates’ records on cryptocurrency
Since Oct. 3, when lawmakers removed then-Speaker of the House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy, no legislation has made significant progress through the United States Congress. In an Oct. 23 post, …
Government shutdown: Biden signs stopgap measure ahead of midnight deadline
CNN — President Joe Biden signed into law the stopgap bill to avert a government shutdown passed by Congress just hours ahead of a critical midnight deadline when funding for …
Cassidy Hutchinson: Trump is the ‘most grave threat’ to American democracy
CNN — Cassidy Hutchinson issued a warning on Tuesday stating that if Donald Trump were to be re-elected as president, there would be no checks and balances on his actions. …
The most predictable impeachment investigation in American history
CNN — The initiation of an impeachment investigation against a president ought to be an earthshaking moment in the nation’s history. Yet when Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced the …
Spending fight in U.S. Congress imperils future of Ukraine military aid – National
A heated spending battle among Republicans in the U.S. Congress might lead to a government shutdown — and imperil U.S. military aid to Ukraine at a time when it’s desperately …