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Johnson's new push for Ukraine aid faces divided response from House, Senate Republicans

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., declared that he’s committed to opposing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for the remainder of his term, and House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has pitched a novel approach to continue funding the war effort — but Republican holdouts in both chambers may still derail the efforts of leadership to secure a new aid package. “We’re …

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Speaker Johnson says House will move on Ukraine aid when Congress is back in DC

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., suggested the House of Representatives will act in the coming weeks to get more funding to Ukraine. “When we return after this period, we’ll be moving a product. But it’s going to, I think, have some important innovations,” Johnson told Fox News’ “Sunday Night in America with Trey Gowdy.” Both the House and Senate are currently …

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Speaker Johnson questions whether Biden 'knew what he was signing' with Trans Visibility Day proclamation

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has doubts over whether President Biden fully understood what he was doing when he issued a proclamation declaring March 31, the same day as Easter this year, as Transgender Day of Visibility. When asked during the White House Easter Egg Roll Monday about Johnson claiming on X that Biden – who is a reputed devout …

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Speaker Johnson, Marjorie Taylor Greene exchange texts after motion to oust him: 'We're going to talk'

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson opened up about the recent motion to vacate filed by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., in an interview on “Sunday Night in America.“ Greene has accused Johnson, R-La., of having “betrayed” the “confidence” of the House GOP Conference by pushing through a bipartisan $1.2 trillion federal funding bill to avoid a partial government shutdown. …

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Blinken calls for 'celebration' of trans holiday on Easter

Secretary of State Antony Blinken became the latest Biden administration official to mark Transgender Day of Visibility, which has sparked controversy for being celebrated the same day as Easter. “Transgender Day of Visibility is a celebration of the courage and resilience of transgender, nonbinary and gender non-confirming persons who exist in every country and culture around the world,” Blinken said …

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Speaker Johnson meets Gov Abbott in Texas to talk border action, Mayorkas impeachment

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., met with Texas Governor Greg Abbott on the latter’s home turf on Thursday, where they discussed the ongoing border crisis and the House GOP’s response to it. The meeting came hours after Johnson revealed that the House of Representatives would send articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate on April 10. …

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Johnson to formally hand Mayorkas impeachment articles to Senate, urges trial 'expeditiously'

The Senate is going to receive articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas next month, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., told Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Thursday. Johnson sent a letter to Schumer informing him that House impeachment managers will send the impeachment articles to his chamber on April 10, and urged him to hold a …

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Going, going, gone: Could the Republicans' slim House majority slip away before November?

The crack of Louisville Slugger ash bats connecting with rawhide baseballs laced in Costa Rica will soon echo throughout ballparks all over North America. A dulcet-toned announcer will lunge forward from his seat in the press box, perched three tiers above home plate. The announcer will squint, looking to see if the ball hooks just inside the foul pole several …

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Rep. Greene on filing motion against Speaker Mike Johnson: 'I'm not bringing chaos, I'm forcing change'

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., stood behind her motion to oust Speaker Mike Johnson after the Republican-led House pushed through a massive $1.2 trillion bipartisan federal funding package to avert a government shutdown last week. “Republicans are fed up with it. Republican voters want fighters in the House of Representatives to fight like President Trump, and that is exactly what …

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House Freedom Caucus chair 'can't defend' Johnson amid push to oust speaker

House Freedom Caucus Chairman Bob Good, R-Va., would not say Friday whether he will support an effort to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. After the House passed a $1.2 trillion federal funding bill to avoid a partial government shutdown, firebrand Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., declared that Johnson had “betrayed” the “confidence” of the House GOP conference and introduced a …

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