Tag: Mike Johnson
Speaker Johnson faces tough choices as partial government shutdown drags and debate over ICE deepens
WASHINGTON – House Speaker Mike Johnson faces tough days ahead trying to muscle a federal funding package to passage and prevent a prolonged partial...
Top Justice Department official plays down chance for charges arising from Epstein files revelations
WASHINGTON – A top Justice Department official played down the possibility of additional criminal charges arising from the Jeffrey Epstein files, saying Sunday that...
Senate leaders scramble to save bipartisan deal and avert partial government shutdown at midnight
WASHINGTON – Senate leaders were scrambling to save a bipartisan spending deal and avert a partial government shutdown at midnight Friday as Democrats have...
Trump pushes back against Democrats’ criticism of Maduro raid
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Tuesday pushed back against Democratic criticism of this weekend's military operation that led to the capture of Nicolás...
Rubio, Hegseth brief congressional leaders as questions mount over next steps in Venezuela
WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other top officials briefed leaders in Congress late Monday on the striking military operation in Venezuela...
Speaker Johnson was ready to move on from ACA subsidies. But his members had other plans
WASHINGTON – Speaker Mike Johnson had a ready-made refrain when asked why Republicans weren't moving to extend federal health care subsidies: their party wanted...
An NCAA-backed effort to reshape college sport regulations has hit a wall in Congress
WASHINGTON – An effort to regulate college sports backed by the NCAA, the U.S. Olympic organization and the White House has faltered in Congress,...
The Latest: House returns to vote on ending the shutdown after nearly 2 months kept away
The longest government shutdown in history could conclude as soon as today, Day 43, with Speaker Mike Johnson calling House representatives back into session...
A historic shutdown is nearly over. It leaves no winners and much frustration
WASHINGTON – The longest government shutdown in history could conclude as soon as today, Day 43, with almost no one happy with the final...
The Supreme Court is expected to say whether full SNAP food payments can resume
It's up to the U.S. Supreme Court and Congress to decide when full payments will resume under the SNAP food aid program that helps...
