Conservatives hold back on Johnson ouster threat — but plot other payback Speaker Mike Johnson is averting a government shutdown essentially the same way Kevin McCarthy did: by partnering with Democrats to pass a government funding bill with no spending cuts. Unlike his predecessor, it won’t cost him the job. Many House conservatives are fuming…
House passes Johnson’s bill to avert shutdown The House passed a short-term funding bill on Tuesday, moving to avert a government shutdown despite fierce opposition from conservatives. Lawmakers voted 336-95 on the stopgap measure, with 127 Republicans joining with 209 Democrats to pass the legislation. It now goes to the Senate, which will need to…
Conservative Republicans try to force vote on Israel aid Conservative Republicans launched what they called a “sneak attack” on the Senate floor on Tuesday afternoon, angling to force a vote on the House-passed Israel aid bill. Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) moved to proceed to the House’s bill, and Democrats were unable to stop him because…
Soros-Funded Loudoun County Commonwealth Attorney Buta Biberaj Defeated by Bob Anderson, by Only 300 Votes In a closely contested race, Bob Anderson emerged as the winner in the Loudoun County Commonwealth’s Attorney election. Incumbent Democrat Buta Biberaj was defeated by a narrow margin of 300 votes. Anderson, a Republican, had previously served in the same office…
Dysfunctional Sweden: Gang-Related Crime Epidemic Now Targeting Crypto Owners for Brutal Robberies Remember when Sweden was a functioning society? In the midst of a gang-related crime epidemic, Sweden is having to deal with a diversification in criminal activity in a way Law Enforcement didn’t have to deal with before. Now it arises that criminals in…
Trump congressional allies call for Michael Cohen to be investigated for ‘perjury’ Rep. Elise Stefanik, the House GOP conference chair, and House Intelligence Chair Mike Turner are calling for a criminal investigation into whether former Donald Trump attorney Michael Cohen committed perjury in testimony before Congress. In their complaint, sent to Attorney General Merrick Garland,…
Schumer and White House greenlight Johnson’s stopgap funding bill Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said both he and the White House are on board Speaker Mike Johnson’s bill to avoid a government shutdown. “The proposal before the House does two things Democrats pushed for,” Schumer told reporters. “We all want to avoid a shutdown. I…
‘Clean shot to the kidney’: McCarthy accused of elbowing conservative who voted to boot him Kevin McCarthy got physical on Tuesday with one of the conservative lawmakers who voted to oust him, according to Rep. Tim Burchett, who accused the former speaker of elbowing him in a Capitol hallway. Burchett told reporters that McCarthy elbowed…
Suella Braverman Slams ‘Uncertain, Weak’ PM Rishi Sunak in Scorching Resignation Letter, Says He Broke Secret Promises Made to Her and Betrayed British People Ousted Home Secretary Suella Braverman has gone down swinging, fighting back in a blistering resignation letter. Conservative Firebrand Braverman posted her sharp criticism of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on her…