After a little more than three weeks, House Republicans have finally elected a speaker. He’s Mike Johnson, first elected to the House in 2016 from a district in northwest Louisiana. He’s almost unknown to the public, has a right-wing voting record, and has been a supporter of Donald Trump. He grills witnesses effectively but calmly, with no visible anger.
It was a subdued night as the White House appeared to try to balance hosting a state dinner for Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese amid a backdrop of violent international conflicts. The White House had made the decision to scale back on the potential party-like atmosphere at the Wednesday dinner in the wake of the...
The stunning rise of newly minted Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) marks the end of weeks of chaos in the House and the Republican Conference. After bitter and personal battles sank three other Speaker options, House Republicans found Johnson to be the conservative constitutionalist with a dash of Southern charm that they needed to end the...
Former President Trump congratulated newly elected Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on winning the Speaker’s gavel Wednesday — and took credit for Johnson’s quick rise to victory. “I just want to congratulate Mike Johnson. He will be a great Speaker of the House, and we were very happy to have helped,” Trump said to reporters outside...
Florida officials have ordered state universities and colleges to disband pro-Palestinian student chapters on their respective campuses amid the ongoing war between Israel and the militant group Hamas. In a letter to state university presidents sent Tuesday, State University System Chancellor Ray Rodrigues directed them to disband chapters of the National Students for Justice in...
The Senate on Wednesday voted down an amendment to its latest government funding package that is intended to prevent future government shutdowns by creating a permanent stopgap spending measure if Congress does not complete its appropriations work. Senators voted 56-42 on the amendment, which was proposed by Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.). Sixty votes were needed...
Presidential candidate Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) said foreign students protesting at U.S. colleges against Israel amid its war with Hamas in Gaza should be “deported.” “Any time you actually encourage for the genocide, the elimination of an entire race of people, any time you support terrorism and encourage murder, there should be consequences,” Scott said...
President Biden on Wednesday cast doubt on the official death toll coming out of Gaza from a Hamas-run organization and acknowledged that the deaths of civilians are part of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. At a press conference with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Biden was asked about data from the Hamas-controlled Gaza...