The House of Representatives on Friday passed a $1.2 trillion government funding bill with more support from Democrats than the majority Republicans, leading to a fresh threat by a hardline conservative lawmaker to oust Speaker Mike Johnson. The House’s 286-134 vote sends the measure to the Democratic-majority Senate, which has hours to act ahead of
One day before his retirement, Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) became the first Republican in the House of Representatives to sign the Democrats’ discharge petition to force a vote on sending an additional $60 million in foreign aid to Ukraine. Filed on March 12, the petition needed 218 signatures for the foreign aid resolution that allocated
The United Nations Security Council on Friday failed to pass the United States’ resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza after Russia and China vetoed the measure, objecting to the resolution’s demand that Hamas release all its remaining hostages as a condition of the ceasefire. The resolution, which Guyana also abstained from voting for, called
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) has formally moved to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) from his leadership role in frustration over a $1.2 trillion spending package Congress is working to pass today to avoid a shutdown. Ms. Greene filed the motion to vacate on March 22 as members of the House voted to fund
The congresswoman said her motion to vacate the chair was a warning to the speaker. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) has formally moved to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) from his leadership role in frustration over a $1.2 trillion spending package Congress is working to pass today to avoid a shutdown. Ms. Greene filed
Washington — Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia on Friday laid the groundwork for an eventual vote to strip House Speaker Mike Johnson of the gavel as lawmakers approved a $1.2 trillion spending package to avert a partial government shutdown. Greene opposed the sweeping package, which encompassed six spending bills, and urged Johnson not
Rep. Greene filed a motion to oust the speaker amid conservative anger over his handling of the government funding bill. The House passed a $1.2 trillion spending package on March 22 to fund 70 percent of the government. The package now heads to the Senate which has hours to pass it before a midnight shutdown