
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) marked the death of former first lady Rosalynn Carter in a ...

Speaker Johnson praises Rosalynn Carter’s decades of charitable work
Quick Glance: Jimmy Carter Faces Life Alone After Rosalynn's Passing
- Rosalynn Carter, aged 90, underwent major surgery in Atlanta.
- The surgeon warned Jimmy Carter about the dangers of the operation due to Rosalynn's advanced age.
- After learning of Rosalynn's survival, Jimmy made the decision to retire and spend time with her.
- This marked the moment when he truly retired from executive meetings at the Carter Center.

Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) went on the defensive amid the Republicans’ release of Jan. 6 ...

Democratic rep says Jan. 6 tapes will prove it was an insurrection
Quick Glance: Dem. Rep: Jan. 6 Tapes Will Prove Capitol Attack Was Insurrection
- Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) seen during 7th Speaker ballot on Jan. 5, 2023, amid release of Jan. 6, 2021 footage.
- Wilson defends against Republican release of Jan. 6 footage, stating tapes will prove it was an insurrection.
- House Republicans begin releasing thousands of hours of Capitol footage online, with some redaction due to security concerns.
- Multiple Republicans, including former President Trump, praise release of tapes, suggesting it will change the narrative of that day.

Sir Keir Starmer is ready to sack shadow frontbenchers who defy the Labour line to back ...

Keir Starmer will sack Labour frontbenchers who vote for Gaza ceasefire

The vote took place in a late night session on Wednesday.

Senate passes short-term government funding bill averting shutdown
Quick Glance: Senate Passes Legislation to Prevent Government Shutdown
- The Senate approved a bill on Wednesday to extend funding for federal agencies and sent the legislation to prevent a government shutdown to President Biden, just days before the weekend deadline.
- The bill, passed by a vote of 87-11, signifies a significant de-escalation between congressional Democrats and the new House Speaker, Mike Johnson (R-La.).
- Without the new spending measure, referred to as a continuing resolution or CR, the government would have closed shortly after midnight on Saturday, compelling federal employees - including military personnel and airport security officers - to work without pay or go on furlough on the eve of Thanksgiving.
- These concessions were sufficient to secure easy bipartisan support in the Senate, which is much less concerned with spending debates.

The new Foreign Secretary David Cameron must be "properly accountable" to MPs, says Speaker of the House, Sir Lindsay Hoyle ... Show more

The White House reacted to House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) new stopgap funding bill ...

White House reacts to Speaker’s ‘extreme’ stopgap funding bill

The incident occurred last year at Pelosi's San Francisco home.

David DePape found guilty in federal trial over Paul Pelosi hammer attack

House Speaker Mike Johnson announced on Friday his intention to release 44 ...

GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson plans to release thousands of hours of Jan. 6 footage
Quick Glance: U.S. Speaker's Decision: Public Release of 44,000 Hours Jan. 6 Footage
- House Speaker Mike Johnson is planning to make thousands of hours of footage from the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack available to the public.
- The decision aims to give millions of Americans, criminal defendants, public interest organizations, and the media the ability to view the events firsthand.
- Approximately 90 hours of security footage will be released on a public committee website on Friday, with over 40,000 hours expected to follow in the coming months.
- A public viewing room will be established in the Capitol to enable viewing of the footage while the faces of individuals are blurred in the processing of the recordings.

Hart met the Speaker, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, to inform him that senior Tory MPs were being offered £400,000-plus “bribes” to defect to Reform UK ... Show more

House Speaker Cameron Sexton said he now blames the Senate for the death of a Belmont ...

Speaker Cameron Sexton blames Tennessee Senate over Jillian Ludwig's death

Mike Johnson, little known before, is Speaker of the House and the country ...

Republicans once supported a more positive view of the government’s economic role

Lord McFall of Alcluith makes the case for incremental change

Think twice before shaking up the House of Lords, says its speaker

Lawmakers are returning from their Thanksgiving break Monday with much work to accomplish and relatively little time to accomplish it in ... Show more

House Democratic Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries ...

House Dem leader Hakeem Jeffries condemns DSA after pro-Palestinian org targets him with 'racist' watermelon ad

I sometimes feel lost in a GOP hijacked by MAGA. But my conservative principles simply have no ...

Why My Disdain for Trump Won’t Stop Me From Being a Republican

Imran Hussain resigned after being informed by ...

Keir Starmer faces more pressure over Gaza as Labour MP Zarah Sultana tables amendment calling for ceasefire

All eyes are on the House of Commons as the Scottish National Party (SNP) is attempting to pass a motion for a vote calling for a ceasefire in Gaza amid the ... Show more

Expect the new speaker of the House to go after the Johnson Amendment (no relation).

Mike Johnson Wants to Unleash Ministers on Politics

“Financial Planning Made Personal" author Larry ...

Financial guru says living paycheck to paycheck is ‘relatable’ because so many Americans are dealing with it

The new Speaker of the House just dropped a HUGE batch of videos recorded inside the Capitol on Jan. 6: www.tmz.com/2023/11/17/speaker-mike-johnson-release-jan-6-tapes-protesters-capitol/

Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State on Tuesday presented a N410 billion 2024 budget to the state House of ...

Soludo presents N410bn 2024 budget to assembly

A SENIOR Labour MP was called out by the Speaker of the House of Commons after she referred to ...

Senior Labour MP told off for calling Suella Braverman 'unhinged'

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson defended former President Trump's claim that he was "cheated" in the 2020 election ... Show more

Mayor Adams and dozens of other mayors from across the country ...

More than 60 mayors demand GOP-led House adopt assault weapons ban in wake of mass shootings

Government members in the House of Representatives Tuesday afternoon vigorously opposed the sharing of the attorney general's legal opinion on how the ... Show more


If you didn’t know better, it might be assumed that Juliet Holness, the Speaker of the House, was erecting ramparts because there is something to conceal ... Show more

The House voted late Tuesday night to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich. ...

House votes to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib for Israel-Hamas war comments
Quick Glance: Rashida Tlaib Censured for Israel Remarks
- The sole Palestinian-American politician in the US Congress was censured for her comments about Israel.
- The House of Representatives voted 234 to 188 in favor of censuring Rashida Tlaib.
- Rashida Tlaib, a Democrat from Michigan, was accused of promoting 'false narratives' about Hamas's attack on Israel.
- Republicans and 22 Democrats voted for the censure of Ms. Tlaib.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Sunday pushed back against the criticism ...

Johnson pushes back against criticism of his Christianity
‘These people don’t know me’

Voters in several states headed to the polls Tuesday to decide key races that will shed light on what's ...

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg ...

Buttigieg says his family ‘deserves to be supported’ in response to House speaker’s previous comments on LGBTQ community

The Speaker of the House has been an activist lawyer for several groups that lean toward a Christian ...

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In a ceremony full of tradition, the King will lay out the ...

King's Speech 2023 live
Charles to deliver first King's Speech to Parliament - BBC News
Quick Glance: King's Speech 2023: Sunak Promises Brighter Future, Labour Criticizes 'Decline' - BBC News
- The plan was missing from the King's Speech, but sources say it has not been abandoned.
- Zara's family welcomes the King's Speech.
- After hearing the King's Speech, Labour leader Keir Starmer called it 'more of the same' and 'a new low'.
- A significant day for the King and Rishi Sunak, who heard their first King's Speeches and set the government's agenda.

Democrats are seeking to make new Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) a boogeyman going into next year’s ...

Democrats make Speaker Mike Johnson their new 2024 boogeyman
Quick Glance: The Role of Speaker Mike Johnson's Religious Views in Politics
- Newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson, currently serving his fourth term in Congress, is gaining attention for his strong religious views and how they shape his political decisions.
- During a recent interview on Fox News, Johnson was asked by a member of the media about his thoughts on various topics.
- House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries criticized Johnson for his extreme anti-abortion stance.
- Kelley Robinson, President of the Human Rights Campaign, described Johnson as the most anti-equality Speaker in the U.S. in a statement to ABC News.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) appeared to get his words mixed up in one of ...

‘I refuse to put people over politics’
Speaker Johnson fundraises with apparent typo

Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.), who wore his Israeli military uniform on Capitol Hill last ...

GOP lawmaker contends ‘there are very few innocent Palestinian citizens’

A mobile billboard in D.C. took aim at Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) abortion record as he ...

DC mobile billboard takes aim at Speaker Johnson’s abortion record

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, lost 25 Republican votes in his third bid to speaker of ...

Jordan fails on third ballot as Republican opposition to his speakership grows
Quick Glance: Republicans remove Jim Jordan as House speaker nominee
- Republicans abruptly remove Rep. Jim Jordan as their nominee for House speaker.
- Jordan failed badly in the third ballot for the gavel.
- House Republicans now need to come together and decide on their speaker.
- The House is left without a speaker and unable to function, as no one can currently win a GOP majority.

Just when the congressman thought he had neutralized Trump, the former president lowered the ...

‘I killed him'
How Trump torpedoed Tom Emmer’s speaker bid
Quick Glance: Republicans Fail in Choosing Candidate for Speaker of the US House of Representatives
- A third contender drops out due to lack of support from party colleagues.
- Republicans nominate a fourth candidate.
- Tom Emmer withdraws his candidacy for Speaker of the US House of Representatives.
- Republicans retreat behind closed doors, seeking a way out of the chaos they caused.

"Margaret Atwood once said when writing The Handmaids Tale, she never dreamed the story ...

Mike Johnson Sparks 'Handmaid's Tale' Comparisons After Becoming Speaker

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) claimed Wednesday that President Biden is “bluffing” by ...

Rand Paul
Biden ‘bluffing’ with threat to veto House GOP bill on Israel aid

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) called on President Biden to split his $100 billion supplementary ...

Johnson calls to ‘bifurcate’ funding for Ukraine, Israel

The House of Representatives remains paralyzed as House Republicans again struggle to ...

House Republicans reject Rep. Jim Jordan for speaker of the House, again

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson admitted that he and his son monitored each other’s porn ...

Mike Johnson Admits He and His Son Monitor Each Other's Porn Intake

Mike Johnson touted "Covenant Eyes," an app designed to discourage porn use by snooping on your phone ...

Mike Johnson said he uses porn-monitor phone app with son

MSNBC host Joe Scarborough has let his thoughts on the new Speaker of the House be known ...

Joe Scarborough weighs in on Speaker Johnson
‘Trump has his guy’

Rep. Josh Brecheen (R-Okla.) was optimistic about the future of the House Republican ...

Republican Rep
GOP will ‘suffer no harm’ from three weeks of Speaker chaos

House Republicans on Tuesday punted plans to vote on a housing and transportation ...

House GOP yanks vote on funding bill amid NY Republicans’ Amtrak concerns

New Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) said a victory for Russian President ...

Speaker Johnson
US ‘can’t allow Vladimir Putin to prevail in Ukraine’

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) is backing newly elected Speaker ...

Gingrich backs Johnson on Israel-only aid package
‘Great start for the new Speaker’

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, lost 25 Republican votes in his third bid to speaker of ...

Jordan fails on third ballot as Republican opposition to his speakership grows

The House bill does not include Ukraine aid and slashes IRS funding.

Johnson's Israel funding showdown with Biden, Democrats -- and Senate Republicans

Former President Trump spoke to several of the nine candidates for Speaker in recent ...

Trump talks to GOP Speaker candidates ahead of third nomination election

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson closely ...

Before he became a politician, House Speaker Mike Johnson partnered with an anti-gay conversion therapy group

Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.) delivered a fiery nominating speech for House ...

Aguilar delivers fiery speech in support of Jeffries amid House Speaker fight

In the end, the forces that did in Jim Jordan may help lay the groundwork for defeating in ...

What the defeat of Jim Jordan means for future of Trump and Trumpism

President Biden asked Congress to couple funding for Israel with funding ...

House Speaker Johnson Says He’ll Introduce Defense Funding For Israel—But Not Ukraine
U.S. District Judge Joanna Seybert set a trial date for Santos for Sept. 9, 2024.

Rep. George Santos pleads not guilty to latest federal charges
Quick Glance: Vote on Expelling George Santos Next Week
- Santos denies the allegations and insists on not resigning.
- Mr. D'Esposito's resolution states that George Santos is unfit to serve as a US representative.
- Indictments and investigations against George Santos are cited by him and his colleagues as justification for expulsion.
- Only two congressmen have been expelled in the last four decades, both after being convicted of federal crimes.

The escalating war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza will likely take center ...

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All eyes on Middle East as Israel escalates ground war in Gaza

The bill still faces steep opposition from the White House and Senate.

House approves Israel aid in first major test of Johnson's speakership

Kate Bolduan brought up Rep. Ralph Norman’s past praise for the budgetary ...

CNN‘s Kate Bolduan Pulls Receipts, Exposes GOP Rep. Ralph Norman’s Hypocrisy on CBO

Speaker Mike Johnson has never listed a bank account on his financial disclosure. In fact ...

Does New Speaker of the House Mike Johnson Have a Bank Account?

The former president's team were called before the judge after Trump's comment ...

Trump fraud trial live updates
Michael Cohen testifies for second day - BBC News
Quick Glance: Trump Fined $10,000 for Violating Gag Order in Fraud Case
- Trump cites Michael Cohen as reason for violating gag order.
- Cohen testifies that Trump asked him to arbitrarily increase assets.
- Trump leaves courtroom after Engoron's denial.
- Cohen labels Trump a cheat before lawmakers.

Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is endorsing former Rep. Mondaire Jones (D-N.Y.) in a critical battleground ...

Pelosi endorses Mondaire Jones in key New York primary

House Republicans who refuse to support Rep. Jim Jordan for House speaker ...

Facing death threats, some House Republicans are meeting the MAGA monster they created

The House of Representatives remains paralyzed as House Republicans again struggle to ...

House Republicans reject Rep. Jim Jordan for speaker of the House, again

Rep. Jim Jordan’s (R-Ohio) second failed Speaker bid is generating more pressure for the ...

Jordan failure ups pressure on GOP to expand Speaker pro temp powers

While Honourable Sa’ad Olumoh urged that the investigation should involve people in the Information and ...

Certificate racketeering
Lagos Assembly probes LASU

THE Speaker of the House of Commons has pleaded with MPs on the state opening of Parliament to “try ...

Speaker pleads with MPs
'Try not to abuse security staff'

The former president got a blunt reminder when he was on the witness stand.

Jimmy Kimmel Exposes The Trump Habit ‘He Can’t Help,’ Even Under Oath

Hamas was condemned by politicians on all sides of the House of Commons today - while some opposition MPs accused Israel of breaking international law by ... Show more

Stories about Sam Bankman-Fried, Clarence Thomas' RV loan, Taylor Swift's ...

The Slatest for Oct. 27
Mike Johnson Embodies Two of MAGA’s Worst Qualities

America faces serious challenges. Our cities are being ruined by progressive soft-on-crime policies ...

Why Jim Jordan is the best choice for Speaker of the House
Quick Glance: Why Jim Jordan is the top choice for House Speaker
- Progressive crime policies are destroying our cities, keeping criminals on the streets and businesses closed.
- President Biden's open-border policies have endangered our country, drained city budgets, and worsened the Fentanyl crisis.
- The American people elected Republicans to the House to check these policies.
- In the Speaker race, two key questions arise: who can best unite the Republican conference and effectively communicate our conservative vision to the American people?

A lawmaker’s lack of wealth doesn’t necessarily mean they’re primed for corruption ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson’s Debt Shows Why We Should Pay Congress More

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Israel can only have $14.3 billion in aid if the IRS ...

House Republicans
No Aid for Israel Unless Rich Tax Cheats Get a Break

Republican Congressman Steve Scalise has dropped out of the race to become Speaker of the House just a day ...

Scalise bows out of Speaker’s race, citing ‘schisms’

The late-night host tears into Mike Johnson for “walking away” from the problem on ...

Ticked-Off Stephen Colbert Gives New GOP House Speaker Hell Over Gun Comments
Joe Biden’s new executive order is billed as the biggest governmental AI plan ever ...

Joe Biden’s Big AI Plan Sounds Scary—but Lacks Bite
Quick Glance: VentureBeat launches GenAI tour for 2024
- VentureBeat presents: AI Unleashed - An exclusive event for enterprise data leaders.
- VentureBeat, a leading publication covering generative AI news, is launching an event tour of major cities in the U.S.
- The AI Impact Tour, a salon series, will bring together AI decision makers from key industries on hot enterprise topics in eight cities across the U.S.
- The first salon event is set for Jan 10 in San Francisco and focuses on 'Getting to an AI governance blueprint'.
Kimberly Guilfoyle introduced the former Auburn coach as “the greatest coach of all time.”

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