House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Thursday that other states should redraw their congressional maps in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling that Louisiana’s addition of a second majority-Black congressional district was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. “The Supreme Court said that in Louisiana’s case, it was blatantly unconstitutional,” Johnson told CNN’s Manu Raju in…
The House on Thursday passed a bill to fund the bulk of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), minus Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a major step toward ending the record-breaking, 10-week shutdown. The bill passed by voice vote less than an hour after Republican leaders sent out a notice that the…
Rep. Seth Moulton (Mass.) on Wednesday became the latest House Democrat to accuse Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth of war crimes, accusations that have mounted amid the Iran war and the U.S. military’s lethal boat strikes on alleged drug runners. When asked Wednesday on CNN’s “Erin Burnett OutFront” whether Hegseth is guilty of war crimes, Moulton said, “Absolutely.”…
Mark Sanford, the Republican former governor of South Carolina and congressman, ended his campaign for his old House seat on Thursday. The 65-year-old, who entered the race on March 30, said in a release that he will instead launch a national nonprofit and grassroots movement focusing on tackling the national debt. “After a lot of…
The daughter of the late U.S. Rep. David Scott (D-Ga.) said she will run in the special election to succeed her father. The Georgia lawmaker died this month, after over two decades in Congress. Marcye Scott told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution this week that she was considering launching a political bid this cycle before her father’s…
The House voted to allow rotisserie chicken food stamp purchases on Thursday in an amendment to the broader farm bill. The measure cleared the lower chamber with a vote of 384-35 with bipartisan support. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funds have long been constrained to items that recipients can cook at home. Earlier this month,…
A conservative TV host pressed House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) on Thursday about rising fuel prices across the U.S. as the war in Iran stretches past 60 days. The average cost of gas has skyrocketed amid the ongoing conflict, hitting the highest level in four years on Tuesday. The national average as of Thursday morning…