Speaker Johnson Suggests Using Reconciliation Bill to Target Fraud in Democrat-Run States

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) addresses the GOP’s legislative priorities heading into the 2026 midterms during a press conference in Doral, Fla., on March 10, 2026 Jacob Burg/The Epoch Times DORAL, Fla.—House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on March 10 floated the possibility of passing a party-line spending package this year that would target alleged fraud,

High school mariachi musicians released from ICE detention

Two high school mariachi musicians were released Monday with their family from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Texas after pressure from a bipartisan group of lawmakers. Officials released Antonio Gámez-Cuéllar, 18, who was detained and held at the El Valle Detention Center in Raymondville, Texas. His brother and fellow mariachi player,…

Johnson says Iran supplemental funding bill ‘inevitable’ 

DORAL, Fla. – Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on Tuesday that a supplemental funding package for the Iran conflict is “inevitable” as the military operation stretches into its second week. “I think the supplemental funding bill for the military is inevitable,” Johnson said during a news conference at the House Republican retreat in Doral. “We…

Cole on paying for the war

House Appropriations Chair Tom Cole doesn’t think Congress should find spending cuts to offset the total cost of the Middle East war and the military spending request lawmakers expect from the administration in the coming days. “I think war is never paid for when you fight it, it’s paid for over time,” the Oklahoma Republican

Speaker Johnson floats using reconciliation to address alleged fraud in blue states

DORAL, Fla. – Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday floated the idea of passing a sweeping spending package aimed at targeting what he described as fraud, waste and abuse in Democratic-led states. Johnson said during a news conference at the House Republican retreat in Doral that he’s been a “champion for reconciliation as one of…