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Jilted Dem Jeffries says no more bailouts for Speaker Johnson if GOP revolts
Democrats won’t throw House Speaker Mike Johnson a lifeline if his Republican colleagues turn against him again, says Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries — still furious over last week's botched spending...
A tale of two Hanukkah celebrations — Joe Biden's and Speaker Mike Johnson's
While Republican Speaker Mike Johnson's public celebration of Hanukkah on Capitol Hill showed proper respect for Jewish tradition, the one sponsored by Joe Biden and the White House seemed more...
Mike Johnson jokingly asks Elon Musk if he wants to be House speaker after spending bill drama
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson said that he jokingly asked Elon Musk if he wanted to take over his job — after the billionaire helped torpedo a major government...
Mushrooming health subsidies are creating sick incentives for government to push suicide
One day soon, medical assistance in dying may look appealing as a way for the government to avoid paying for expensive procedures.
Congress passes pared-down funding bill after Trump objected to initial bloated spending package
President-elect Donald Trump scored a victory early Saturday when Congress passed a slimmed-down bill to keep the government functioning — after killing a much larger spending package.
Trump suggests government should shut down 'now' as GOP preps 11th-hour vote
"If there is going to be a shutdown of government, let it begin now, under the Biden Administration, not after January 20th, under 'TRUMP,'" he declared on Truth Social.
Is Elon Musk's latest 'disruption' going to serve the GOP's and the nation's needs?
“VOX POPULI, VOX DEI,” cheered Elon Musk after the Continuing Resolution he’d spent all Wednesday trashing became a dead letter: Basically, the voice of the people has spoken.
GOP's budget revolt signals fiscal sanity — but it's just the start
The house has yet to pass a budget after Speaker Johnson's first proposal was heavily criticized by President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk.
House Dems and GOP hardliners team up to tank Trump-backed funding bill, as government shutdown looms
Congress is one step closer to a nightmare before Christmas.
Flamethrower Elon Musk floated for House speaker as government funding mayhem ramps up
Some Republicans are daydreaming over the prospect of space and electric car mogul Elon Musk clinching the speaker's gavel in the wake of a revolt against GOP leadership over government...
Trump predicts Mike Johnson will 'easily remain speaker' if he course-corrects on government spending
President-elect Donald Trump predicted that Speaker Mike Johnson would "easily" hold onto the speaker's gavel if he course-corrects on the government spending package that sent Republicans up in arms.
Trump, Vance demand GOP pass spending bill 'without Democrat giveaways'
President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance demanded Wednesday Congressional GOP not succumb to "Democrat giveaways" by passing the current bulging spending bill on the table -- pushing Congress...
Musk and Ramaswamy press House GOP to kill federal funding bill: 'Ever seen a bigger piece of pork?'
Entrepreneurs Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy on Wednesday turned against House GOP leadership, raging about a stopgap measure to avert a government shutdown and actively encouraging rank-and-file Republicans to kill...
Congress unveils bill to stave off government shutdown, drawing eye-rolls from GOPers
Congressional leaders dropped the text late Tuesday for legislation to stave off a government shutdown Friday night and keep the government's lights on through March 14, 2025, at current spending...
Capitol Police arrest Chelsea Manning, more than a dozen others, after transgender bathroom protest
“Approximately 15 people were arrested for D.C. Code § 22–1307 – Crowding, Obstructing, or Incommoding – for illegally protesting inside the Cannon House Office Building,” a Capitol Police spokesperson told...
No more political games: Pass the Antisemitism Awareness Act — NOW!
Jews are tired of senators and congressmen posting heartfelt tweets and empty promises amid repeated, horrifying acts of antisemitism. It's time they passed the Antisemitism Awareness Act.
'Razor-thin' GOP House majority could cripple Trump's agenda after Democrats nab last seat
House Republicans pulled off what some members feared they couldn't and defended their majority in the 2024 elections — but that slim control appears poised to winnow down to one...
University art exhibit featuring Trump alongside swastikas, Ku Klux Klan hoods sparks outrage
The temporary art exhibit includes imagery comparing President-elect Donald Trump to Hitler and the Ku Klux Klan, and tying other prominent conservatives to fascists and extremist groups.
Mike Johnson settles the House trans-bathroom kerfuffle with a simple truth
Kudos to House Speaker Mike Johnson for end-running a needless floor fight over bathrooms by issuing a simple statement.
Women's facilities at Capitol complex reserved for biological females, speaker declares as Congress readies to swear in first trans rep
House Speaker Mike Johnson declared Wednesday that women's facilities in the Capitol complex are reserved for biological females as Congress is poised to swear in its first openly transgender rep.