House approves SAVE Act election integrity measure
The House of Representatives on Thursday approved the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act 220-208.
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House GOP adopts Trump budget blueprint after last-minute scramble
House Republicans on Thursday adopted the Senate’s framework that will be used to enact key parts of President Trump’s legislative agenda, getting the blueprint over the finish line after a last-minute scramble to win over conservatives who had spent days railing against the measure.
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Johnson looks to pass stopgap as government shutdown deadline looms
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is looking to lock down the votes to pass his stopgap funding bill and avert a government shutdown by Friday’s deadline, as he works to keep the lights on in Washington during the beginning weeks of President Trump’s second term.
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After two Republicans flip their support, Mike Johnson elected as U.S. House Speaker
After a short period of consternation, Republican Mike Johnson has been elected as Speaker of the U.S. House for the 119th Congress.
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In tight vote for Speaker, Johnson could potentially sweep four GOP votes from Colorado
A slight Republican margin in the U.S. House will make Speaker Mike Johnson’s re-election bid later this week potentially must-see.
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Rep. ‘Nostra’Thomas Massie predicted Speaker Johnson would bring Christmas spending bill, now first to say he’ll ‘vote for someone else’
Republican Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie told reporters Wednesday that he will not be supporting Speaker of the House Mike Johnson’s bid for another term as speaker.
CNN panelist says Trump’s UFC entourage looked like ‘ancient Rome,’ surrounded by ‘political gladiators’
The Bulwark national political reporter Marc Caputo said Sunday on CNN that President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks look like “ancient Rome,” comparing it to being surrounded by “political gladiators.”
House GOP braces for leadership changes in 2024 election aftermath
House Republicans could see a shakeup in party leadership after the 2024 elections depending on which party wins the House majority and which presidential candidate claims the White House.
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McConnell and Johnson tell Harris to stop ‘fascist’ talk amid threats to Trump’s life
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) accused Vice President Kamala Harris of paving the way for more political violence with her campaign rhetoric on Friday.
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Congress faces urgent deadline to prevent government shutdown, stopgap needed to keep operations running
Congress is staring down a deadline this month to prevent a government shutdown, as members on both sides of the aisle have made clear a stopgap of some kind will be needed to keep the lights on.