The motion to vacate ‘wouldn’t be helpful,’ Mr. Johnson said. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has tacitly responded to the motion filed by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) to strip him of the gavel. Ms. Greene last month filed what is called a motion to vacate in response to Mr. Johnson’s introduction of a $1.2
‘I am a budget hawk. I believe in stretching our budget’s dollars as far as we can,’ Mr. Cole said. Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) is likely to be the new chairman of the powerful House Appropriations Committee after being approved by the GOP Steering Committee on April 9. Mr. Cole will succeed Rep. Kay Granger
Michigan Dem Senate candidate denounces ‘hateful language’ four days after rally where activists chanted ‘death to Israel and America’ Rep. Elissa Slotkin (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Democratic representative Elissa Slotkin (Mich.), a candidate for U.S. Senate, is facing criticism for her “weak response” to a pro-terrorist rally in Dearborn, two months after she denied that the
Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman were found liable for unlawful robocalls with false and threatening messages intended to discourage black people from voting. Two conservative operatives who allegedly made unlawful robocalls aimed at stopping black voters in New York from voting by mail in 2020 have been ordered to pay $1 million in restitution. That
Qatar maintains close ties to Hamas Sen. Ted Budd (R., N.C.) (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) Sen. Ted Budd (R., N.C.) will take to the Senate floor on Wednesday to seek unanimous consent on a landmark measure that would begin the process of stripping Qatar’s status as a non-NATO ally due to its close relations with the
The president is likely to miss a key deadline to be certified. Alabama’s Republican Secretary of State Wes Allen has warned that President Joe Biden may not appear on the state’s general election ballot in November as the U.S. leader will likely miss a key deadline to be certified, owing to the timing of the
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said the program ’redistributes public money in a manner that violates the Texas Constitution.’ Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against Harris County over its guaranteed income program—which is designed to help low-income households—calling it an “illegal and illegitimate government overreach.” Mr. Paxton said the program,