Feb 05 Watch 6:38 Sen. Murphy on border security bill: 'This is an old-fashioned compromise' By Amna Nawaz, Ian Couzens A bipartisan Senate deal to fund border security, Israel and Ukraine looks like a no-go after Republican House Speaker Johnson called it "dead on arrival." Amna Nawaz discussed the plan and its reaction with Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut,… Continue watching
Feb 05 House speaker declares Senate border and Ukraine deal 'dead on arrival' By Stephen Groves, Mary Clare Jalonick, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The bill is a long-shot effort to overcome skepticism from Republicans, including House Speaker Mike Johnson. But he quickly dismissed its chance of passage. Continue reading
Feb 04 House GOP announces bill that includes more military aid to Israel, but not Ukraine By Kevin Freking, Associated Press House Republicans will move forward with a $17.6 billion package that provides military aid to Israel and replenish U.S. weapons, but leaves out more help for Ukraine, underscoring the challenges facing supporters of a comprehensive national security package that would also include billions… Continue reading
Jan 26 Speaker Johnson warns Senate's bipartisan border deal will be 'dead on arrival' in House By Stephen Groves, Associated Press He sent a letter to colleagues that supported an effort by hardline conservatives following the lead of Donald Trump to sink the compromise on border and immigration policy. Continue reading
Jan 19 WATCH: Speaker Mike Johnson delivers remarks at March for Life rally in Washington, D.C. By Ashraf Khalil, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press More than a year after a generational victory for their movement, thousands of opponents of abortion rights rallied for the March for Life as snow fell in the nation's capital Friday, vowing to keep fighting until abortion is eliminated. Continue reading
Jan 17 Biden brings congressional leaders to White House at pivotal time for Ukraine aid and U.S. border deal By Lisa Mascaro, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press President Joe Biden is convening top congressional leaders at the White House to press for the $110 billion package, which includes a potential landmark immigration deal that would unlock the stalled aid to Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies. Continue reading
Jan 07 Leaders in Congress reach agreement on spending levels in key step to avoiding shutdown By Kevin Freking, Associated Press In a letter to colleagues, House Speaker Johnson said Sunday the agreement would secure $16 billion in additional spending cuts from the previous agreement brokered by then-Speaker McCarthy and President Joe Biden and is about $30 billion less than what… Continue reading
Dec 13 WATCH: House authorizes Biden impeachment inquiry along party lines By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Every Republican rallied behind the politically charged process despite lingering concerns among some in the party that the investigation has yet to produce evidence of misconduct by the president. Continue reading
Dec 05 The House will vote next week on formalizing its Biden impeachment inquiry, Speaker Johnson says By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Johnson and the Republican leadership team had been contemplating in recent weeks a vote to formalize their monthslong inquiry into the president. The constitutional process has yet to produce any direct evidence of wrongdoing by the president. Continue reading
Nov 18 Speaker Johnson faces 'pressure cooker' in the House, running into same issues as McCarthy By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press As Speaker Mike Johnson tries to rebuild the GOP's slim majority in the House, he’s fast running into the same hard-right factions and divisions that his predecessor was unable to tame. That's disrupting the party's agenda, shelving priorities and raising… Continue reading