McConnell Expresses Relief Over Expected Defeat of Bid to Oust Speaker Johnson

‘I’m relieved, as I think all of America is, that the chaos in the House will be discontinued,’ McConnell tells reporters. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) expressed relief over the upcoming attempt to strip House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) of the gavel as it is expected to fail. “I’m relieved, as I think all

Rep. Stefanik Demands DOJ Take Up Perjury Referral for Michael Cohen

Cohen is expected to be the prosecutors’ star witness against Trump in the ongoing trial in New York. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) sent a letter on May 1 to the Department of Justice demanding an investigation into Michael Cohen for perjury before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence in 2019. The letter, coauthored with

House Passes Anti-Semitism Bill Amid Campus Unrest

The bill will establish ‘that if you are engaged in rhetoric and behavior that is anti-semitic, there’s going to be consequences,’ says GOP Rep. Mike Lawler. The House on May 1 passed an anti-Semitism bill as pro-Palestinian protests escalate across college campuses in the country. The legislation passed the lower chamber in a broadly bipartisan

Blinken Meets With Netanyahu Amid Gaza Ceasefire Push, Deliberations on Israeli Offensive in Rafah

“We are determined to get a ceasefire that brings the hostages home and to get it now, and the only reason that that wouldn’t be achieved is because of Hamas.” Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Isaac Herzog, and War Cabinet Minister Benny Gantz, on Wednesday as the