Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) celebrated Rep. Thomas Massie’s (R-Ky.) defeat in the Kentucky GOP primary, calling the fellow GOP lawmaker a “thorn in my side for a long time.” “I have nothing personal against Thomas Massie, but he votes with the Democrats a lot of the time and has been a thorn in my side…
The House on Wednesday passed a resolution to make changes to a Senate-passed landmark housing bill, sending it back to the upper chamber where its future is unclear. The lower chamber passed the measure by a vote of 396-13, with all the votes against coming from Republicans. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) opted to move the…
House Democrats are pressing the Trump administration for answers on a nearly $2 billion compensation fund for Americans who believe they have been wronged by the federal government, calling it “one of the most brazen acts of public corruption and self-dealing” in the country’s history. The Justice Department on Monday announced the creation of… Original
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Wednesday that he was “not surprised” by Rep. Thomas Massie’s (R-Ky.) loss in the Kentucky GOP primary, arguing that President Trump’s endorsement is the “most powerful in the history of politics.” Massie, a vocal Trump critic who has served in Congress since 2012, lost to Trump-backed candidate Ed Gallrein, a…
The president’s broadside comes days after she rejected Republicans’ effort to fund the ballroom project through an immigration enforcement bill.
Republicans are preparing to remove Secret Service funding from their party-line immigration enforcement bill, according to two people granted anonymity to disclose private discussions. Both people stressed that the decision isn’t final — and Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Wednesday morning that talks are still ongoing. But the expected decision comes as the Trump
Republicans are racing to clear the package by week’s end.