MAGA war skeptics rage over Lindsey Graham
The South Carolina Republican’s media blitz urging more aggressive action in Iran drew backlash from anti-interventionists on the right.
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Thune eyes action on SAVE America Act next week — without a ‘talking filibuster’
The House-passed GOP elections bill is dividing Senate Republicans on tactics.
House Republicans will advance 18-month extension of spy powers, leaders say
The renewal of Section 702 surveillance authorities could hit the floor in mid-April.
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
Mike Johnson declines to condemn Republicans’ anti-Muslim remarks
The speaker suggested his members meant to decry “Sharia law,” not the Muslim faith.