Conservative critics of Speaker Mike Johnson’s leadership are warning that he has an uphill climb to winning back their support in time for House Republicans’ leadership elections at the end of this year. “He’s gonna have a tough time based on past history, because I would submit he’s failed on just about everything other than initiating [the Homeland Security Secretary …
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Marjorie Taylor Greene calls Johnson's foreign aid package his '3rd betrayal' of American people
A bipartisan knot of House members clustered in the well of the chamber just around 2 p.m. on Saturday. The House had just approved a $26 billion aid package for Israel, 366-58, which was the final of several roll-call votes on a clutch of foreign aid bills, including $61 billion for Ukraine. But members weren’t certain they were done yet …
Read More »Senate won’t pass border security legislation this year, Johnson's office suggests
The House GOP’s push to pass border security reform through the divided 118th Congress could end up an unrealized dream. A spokesperson for Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., pointed out to Fox News Digital that House Republicans have passed multiple border security and immigration enforcement bills – none of which have been taken up by the Democrat-controlled Senate. The Johnson spokesperson …
Read More »House GOP blame game erupts after Johnson forces through $95B Ukraine, Israel aid plan
Frustrated House Republicans are trading barbs with their own colleagues after the passage of a $95 billion foreign aid bill with funding for Ukraine and Israel. Different factions of the House Republican Conference feuded over the weekend after the House passed four foreign aid bills via a simple majority vote, while a separate border security bill that needed two-thirds supermajority …
Read More »House passes $60B Ukraine aid bill as GOP rebels threaten to oust Johnson
The House of Representatives has approved sending $60 billion to Ukraine for its defense against Russia’s invasion, an issue that has roiled Speaker Mike Johnson’s already perilously slim majority. The aid package passed 311 to 112, with more Democrats voted in favor than Republicans – and just 101 Republicans voted for the bill while 112 voted nay. In a dramatic …
Read More »House to vote on Johnson's foreign aid bills as GOP rebels' ouster threat looms
The House of Representatives is holding a rare Saturday vote to consider Speaker Mike Johnson’s foreign aid plan, which has spurred calls for his ouster by a small group of GOP rebels. Three of the four bills fund Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific, totaling roughly $95 billion. A fourth bill includes national security priorities like the House’s recently passed crackdown …
Read More »Third House Republican calls for Speaker Johnson's ouster over $95B foreign aid plan
A third House Republican lawmaker is jumping on board the effort to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., over his plan for foreign aid. Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., released a statement shortly after Johnson’s plan – four bills that amount to $95 billion in spending – survived a key procedural vote on the House floor with more Democratic support than Republican. …
Read More »Dems save Johnson's $95B foreign aid plan from GOP rebel blockade
Speaker Mike Johnson’s $95 billion foreign aid proposal survived a key test vote Friday morning, setting House lawmakers up to consider its four individual components sometime Saturday. In a stunning break from modern historical precedent, more Democrats voted for the GOP proposal than Johnson’s fellow Republicans. Democrats bucked party norms to support the plan through a procedural hurdle known as …
Read More »House takes key test vote for Johnson’s $95B foreign aid plan after Dems help it advance
The House of Representatives is voting on whether to proceed with Speaker Mike Johnson’s $95 billion foreign aid proposal on Friday after it cleared its first key procedural hurdle with Democratic help. The Friday morning vote is a test vote of sorts for the four foreign aid bills, known as a “rule vote.” If successful it will allow lawmakers to …
Read More »Freedom Caucus chair who ousted McCarthy distances himself from push to boot Johnson
House Freedom Caucus Chairman Bob Good, R-Va., is distancing himself from two GOP rebels’ threats to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., from power. Good told reporters on Thursday that the “appropriate” time to pick a new leader for the House GOP would be in November. Traditionally, the closed-door election to pick a new party leader takes place sometime that month …
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